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Michelangelo ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠠⠅⠗⠥⠞⠑⠗⠝⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀⠠⠧⠛⠑⠇⠑⠊⠝⠀⠛⠑⠎⠉⠓⠍⠉⠅⠞⠀⠓⠁⠞⠞⠑⠝⠂⠀
⠁⠥⠎⠀⠗⠑⠊⠝⠑⠗⠀⠠⠇⠥⠎⠞⠀⠁⠝⠀⠙⠑⠍⠀⠝⠑⠥⠛⠑⠺⠕⠝⠝⠑⠝⠑⠝⠀
⠠⠅⠝⠝⠑⠝⠂⠀⠙⠁⠎⠀⠙⠑⠗⠀⠠⠧⠕⠗⠵⠑⠊⠞⠀⠧⠑⠗⠃⠕⠗⠛⠑⠝⠀
⠛⠑⠺⠑⠎⠑⠝⠀⠺⠁⠗⠂⠀⠎⠕⠀⠎⠉⠓⠍⠉⠅⠞⠑⠝⠀⠚⠑⠞⠵⠞⠀⠙⠊⠑⠀
⠊⠞⠁⠇⠊⠑⠝⠊⠎⠉⠓⠑⠝⠀⠠⠍⠁⠇⠑⠗⠀⠊⠓⠗⠑⠀⠠⠃⠊⠇⠙⠑⠗⠀⠍⠊⠞⠀
⠝⠁⠉⠅⠞⠑⠝⠀⠠⠋⠊⠛⠥⠗⠑⠝⠂⠀⠥⠍⠀⠊⠓⠗⠑⠀⠠⠅⠑⠝⠝⠞⠝⠊⠎⠀⠧⠕⠝⠀
⠙⠑⠗⠀⠠⠎⠉⠓⠝⠓⠑⠊⠞⠀⠙⠑⠗⠀⠠⠍⠑⠝⠎⠉⠓⠑⠝⠛⠑⠎⠞⠁⠇⠞⠀⠙⠑⠗⠀
⠠⠺⠑⠇⠞⠀⠋⠗⠑⠥⠙⠊⠛⠀⠵⠥⠀⠕⠋⠋⠑⠝⠃⠁⠗⠑⠝⠲⠀⠠⠥⠝⠙⠀⠺⠑⠝⠝⠀
⠊⠗⠛⠑⠝⠙⠀⠑⠊⠝⠑⠗⠂⠀⠎⠕⠀⠙⠥⠗⠋⠞⠑⠀⠠⠍⠊⠉⠓⠑⠇⠁⠝⠛⠑⠇⠕⠀
⠎⠊⠉⠓⠀⠎⠕⠇⠉⠓⠑⠗⠀⠠⠅⠑⠝⠝⠞⠝⠊⠎⠀⠗⠓⠍⠑⠝⠆⠀⠺⠑⠝⠝⠀⠛⠁⠗⠀
⠅⠑⠊⠝⠑⠀⠁⠥⠎⠛⠑⠋⠓⠗⠞⠑⠝⠀⠠⠺⠑⠗⠅⠑⠀⠧⠕⠝⠀⠊⠓⠍⠀
⠧⠕⠗⠓⠁⠝⠙⠑⠝⠀⠺⠗⠑⠝⠂⠀⠎⠑⠊⠝⠑⠀⠠⠵⠑⠊⠉⠓⠝⠥⠝⠛⠑⠝⠀⠤⠤⠀
⠋⠇⠉⠓⠞⠊⠛⠑⠀⠠⠎⠅⠊⠵⠵⠑⠝⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀⠙⠥⠗⠉⠓⠛⠑⠃⠊⠇⠙⠑⠞⠑⠀
⠠⠎⠞⠥⠙⠊⠑⠝⠀⠤⠤⠀⠺⠗⠙⠑⠝⠀⠑⠎⠀⠃⠑⠺⠑⠊⠎⠑⠝⠀⠶⠠⠁⠃⠃⠲⠀⠼⠁⠙
⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀⠼⠁⠑⠶⠲⠀⠤⠤⠀⠠⠙⠑⠗⠀⠑⠗⠎⠞⠑⠀⠠⠃⠑⠎⠊⠞⠵⠑⠗⠀⠙⠑⠎⠀
⠠⠃⠊⠇⠙⠑⠎⠀⠙⠑⠗⠀⠓⠑⠊⠇⠊⠛⠑⠝⠀⠠⠋⠁⠍⠊⠇⠊⠑⠀⠺⠁⠗⠀⠙⠑⠗⠀
⠠⠅⠥⠝⠎⠞⠇⠊⠑⠃⠓⠁⠃⠑⠗⠀⠠⠁⠝⠛⠑⠇⠕⠀⠠⠙⠕⠝⠊⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠠⠋⠇⠕⠗⠑⠝⠵⠂⠀⠙⠑⠗⠀⠑⠎⠀⠧⠕⠝⠀⠙⠑⠍⠀⠊⠓⠍⠀
⠃⠑⠋⠗⠑⠥⠝⠙⠑⠞⠑⠝⠀⠠⠅⠝⠎⠞⠇⠑⠗⠀⠥⠍⠀⠓⠕⠓⠑⠝⠀⠠⠏⠗⠑⠊⠎⠀
⠑⠗⠺⠁⠗⠃⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠙⠑⠗⠀⠠⠵⠑⠊⠞⠂⠀⠺⠓⠗⠑⠝⠙⠀⠺⠑⠇⠉⠓⠑⠗⠀
⠙⠊⠑⠀⠠⠗⠊⠑⠎⠑⠝⠋⠊⠛⠥⠗⠀⠙⠑⠎⠀⠠⠙⠁⠧⠊⠙⠀⠑⠝⠞⠎⠞⠁⠝⠙⠂⠀
⠋⠇⠇⠞⠀⠁⠥⠑⠗⠀⠙⠑⠝⠀⠛⠑⠝⠁⠝⠝⠞⠑⠝⠀⠠⠺⠑⠗⠅⠑⠝⠀⠁⠇⠇⠑⠗⠀
⠠⠺⠁⠓⠗⠎⠉⠓⠑⠊⠝⠇⠊⠉⠓⠅⠑⠊⠞⠀⠝⠁⠉⠓⠀⠁⠥⠉⠓⠀⠝⠕⠉⠓⠀⠑⠊⠝⠑⠀
⠠⠍⠁⠗⠍⠕⠗⠋⠊⠛⠥⠗⠂⠀⠃⠑⠗⠀⠙⠑⠗⠑⠝⠀⠠⠑⠝⠞⠎⠞⠑⠓⠥⠝⠛⠀⠙⠊⠑⠀
⠠⠝⠁⠉⠓⠗⠊⠉⠓⠞⠑⠝⠀⠋⠑⠓⠇⠑⠝⠂⠀⠙⠑⠗⠀⠎⠞⠑⠗⠃⠑⠝⠙⠑⠀

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