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Michelangelo ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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

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