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Michelangelo ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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