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The Escorial ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠁⠀⠉⠓⠗⠕⠝⠊⠉⠇⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠑⠎⠉⠕⠗⠊⠁⠇⠀⠊⠝⠀⠼⠁⠋⠚⠑⠆⠀
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⠠⠚⠊⠍⠑⠝⠑⠵⠆⠀⠠⠎⠁⠝⠞⠕⠎⠀⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠺⠗⠕⠞⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠽⠑⠁⠗⠲⠀⠠⠏⠕⠝⠵⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠓⠗⠕⠝⠊⠉⠇⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠼⠁⠛⠓⠓⠲⠀⠠⠁⠋⠞⠑⠗⠀⠁⠀⠀⠇⠁⠏⠎⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠊⠗⠞⠽⠀⠽⠑⠁⠗⠎⠂⠀
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⠠⠁⠇⠧⠁⠗⠑⠵⠂⠀⠠⠍⠁⠙⠕⠽⠂⠀⠠⠗⠁⠍⠁⠚⠕⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠗⠕⠞⠕⠝⠙⠕⠲
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⠀⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠝⠀⠊⠍⠍⠑⠝⠎⠑⠀⠁⠍⠕⠥⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀
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⠓⠊⠎⠞⠕⠗⠽⠲⠀⠠⠓⠊⠎⠀⠓⠥⠛⠑⠀⠧⠕⠇⠥⠍⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀
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