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