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

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