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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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