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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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