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L'Arte ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠉⠕⠎⠁⠀⠃⠊⠎⠕⠛⠝⠁⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠝⠙⠑⠗⠑⠀⠏⠑⠗⠀⠎⠕⠛⠛⠑⠞⠞⠕⠦⠀
⠠⠝⠕⠊⠀⠝⠕⠝⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠝⠙⠊⠁⠍⠕⠀⠀⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠁⠗⠊⠁⠍⠑⠝⠞⠑⠀⠥⠝⠁
⠀⠎⠉⠑⠝⠁⠀⠎⠞⠕⠗⠊⠉⠁⠀⠕⠀⠁⠝⠑⠙⠙⠕⠞⠊⠉⠁⠂⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠎⠑⠀⠝⠑⠀
⠏⠕⠎⠎⠕⠝⠕⠀⠀⠇⠑⠛⠛⠑⠗⠑⠀⠝⠑⠊⠀⠇⠊⠃⠗⠊⠲⠲⠲⠲⠲⠀⠠⠞⠥⠞⠞⠕⠀
⠏⠥⠀⠙⠊⠧⠑⠝⠞⠁⠗⠀⠎⠕⠛⠛⠑⠞⠞⠕⠲⠲⠲⠲⠲⠀⠥⠝⠁⠀⠎⠉⠑⠝⠁⠀⠀
⠉⠁⠍⠏⠑⠎⠞⠗⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠉⠓⠑⠀⠍⠑⠝⠕⠂⠀⠥⠝⠀⠁⠝⠊⠍⠁⠇⠑⠂⠀⠥⠝⠀
⠁⠇⠃⠑⠗⠕⠂⠀⠥⠝⠀⠋⠊⠕⠗⠑⠲⠲⠲⠲⠀⠠⠝⠕⠝⠀⠉⠄⠀⠀⠝⠊⠑⠝⠞⠑⠀⠙⠊⠀
⠧⠊⠇⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠍⠑⠵⠵⠕⠀⠁⠀⠉⠊⠀⠉⠓⠑⠀⠏⠥⠀⠁⠎⠎⠥⠍⠑⠗⠑⠀
⠥⠝⠄⠑⠎⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠑⠂⠀⠉⠓⠑⠀⠏⠥⠀⠀⠗⠊⠧⠑⠇⠁⠗⠑⠀⠊⠇⠀
⠏⠑⠝⠎⠊⠑⠗⠕⠀⠙⠑⠇⠇⠄⠁⠗⠞⠊⠎⠞⠁⠲⠲⠲⠲⠲⠲⠀⠠⠎⠑⠀⠊⠇⠀
⠠⠍⠁⠗⠞⠓⠁⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠑⠙⠑⠀⠞⠁⠝⠞⠕⠂⠀⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠊⠉⠊⠇⠍⠑⠝⠞⠑⠀
⠞⠗⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀⠟⠥⠁⠇⠉⠥⠝⠕⠀⠉⠓⠑⠀⠎⠊⠁⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠕⠗⠙⠑⠀⠙⠁⠀⠇⠥⠊⠲
⠀⠠⠝⠑⠇⠀⠧⠁⠎⠞⠕⠀⠀⠍⠕⠝⠙⠕⠀⠕⠛⠝⠊⠀⠕⠛⠛⠑⠞⠞⠕⠀⠏⠕⠞⠗⠀
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⠉⠕⠎⠁⠒⠀⠀⠎⠑⠀⠇⠄⠊⠍⠍⠁⠛⠊⠝⠁⠵⠊⠕⠝⠑⠀⠎⠊⠀⠎⠧⠑⠛⠇⠊⠁⠂⠀⠎⠑
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⠥⠝⠀⠉⠊⠑⠇⠕⠂⠀⠥⠝⠀⠍⠁⠗⠑⠂⠀⠥⠝⠀⠀⠙⠑⠎⠑⠗⠞⠕⠀⠃⠁⠎⠞⠁⠝⠕⠒⠀
⠇⠕⠀⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞⠕⠀⠙⠑⠇⠇⠕⠀⠎⠏⠑⠞⠞⠁⠞⠕⠗⠑⠀⠎⠄⠊⠝⠉⠁⠗⠊⠉⠁⠀
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⠞⠥⠞⠞⠁⠧⠊⠁⠀⠝⠕⠞⠁⠗⠑⠀⠉⠓⠑⠂⠀⠁⠧⠑⠝⠙⠕⠀⠕⠛⠝⠊⠀
⠎⠏⠑⠞⠞⠁⠞⠕⠗⠑⠀⠥⠝⠕⠀⠀⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞⠕⠀⠎⠥⠕⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠗⠊⠕⠂⠀
⠏⠕⠉⠕⠀⠕⠀⠍⠕⠇⠞⠕⠀⠙⠊⠧⠑⠗⠎⠕⠀⠙⠁⠀⠟⠥⠑⠇⠇⠕⠀⠙⠑⠇⠀
⠧⠊⠉⠊⠝⠕⠂⠀⠊⠇⠀⠀⠟⠥⠁⠙⠗⠕⠀⠎⠁⠗⠀⠉⠕⠇⠍⠁⠞⠕⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠁⠝⠞⠊⠀
⠍⠕⠙⠊⠀⠙⠊⠧⠑⠗⠎⠊⠀⠟⠥⠁⠝⠞⠊⠀⠎⠕⠝⠕⠀⠛⠇⠊⠀⠎⠏⠑⠞⠞⠁⠞⠕⠗⠊⠒

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