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Michelangelo ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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