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Michelangelo ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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