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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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