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The Escorial ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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