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Michelangelo ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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