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The Escorial ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠃⠗⠕⠅⠑⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠱⠢⠀⠮⠀⠐⠺⠀⠴⠀⠁⠇⠍⠕⠌⠀⠀⠋⠔⠊⠩⠫⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀
⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠇⠁⠛⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠴⠀⠁⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠝⠬⠀
⠌⠗⠕⠅⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠀⠋⠇⠁⠍⠑⠎⠀⠗⠁⠛⠫⠀⠿⠀⠎⠑⠧⠻⠁⠇⠀⠓⠳⠗⠎⠂⠀
⠉⠗⠑⠁⠞⠬⠀⠉⠕⠝⠌⠻⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠀⠮⠀⠍⠕⠝⠅⠎⠀⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀
⠕⠮⠗⠀⠊⠝⠍⠁⠞⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠑⠙⠊⠋⠊⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠱⠢⠀⠮⠀⠋⠊⠗⠑⠀⠴⠀
⠎⠥⠃⠙⠥⠫⠂⠀⠮⠀⠀⠅⠬⠀⠸⠓⠀⠞⠕⠀⠛⠗⠊⠑⠧⠑⠀⠮⠀⠙⠑⠌⠗⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀
⠷⠀⠮⠀⠋⠔⠑⠀⠃⠑⠇⠋⠗⠽⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠇⠕⠎⠎⠀⠷⠀⠁⠀⠀⠉⠕⠌⠇⠽⠀⠏⠑⠁⠇⠀
⠷⠀⠃⠑⠇⠇⠎⠲⠀⠠⠁⠇⠹⠳⠛⠓⠀⠮⠀⠋⠁⠃⠗⠊⠉⠀⠴⠀⠍⠥⠡⠀⠙⠁⠍⠁⠛⠫⠂⠀
⠝⠕⠀⠇⠊⠧⠑⠎⠀⠀⠶⠀⠇⠕⠌⠂⠀⠯⠀⠎⠑⠧⠻⠁⠇⠀⠎⠁⠉⠗⠫⠀⠗⠑⠇⠊⠉⠎⠀⠶
⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠧⠻⠫⠀⠥⠝⠔⠚⠥⠗⠫⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠓⠑⠁⠧⠽⠀⠉⠕⠌⠀⠷⠀
⠑⠗⠑⠉⠞⠬⠀⠮⠀⠠⠑⠎⠉⠕⠗⠊⠁⠇⠀⠊⠝⠉⠗⠑⠁⠎⠫⠀⠮⠀⠁⠍⠳⠝⠞⠎⠀
⠏⠁⠊⠙⠀⠔⠀⠀⠞⠁⠭⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠯⠀⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠀⠮⠀⠏⠀⠷⠀⠠⠎⠏⠁⠔⠀
⠮⠗⠑⠀⠴⠀⠐⠎⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠕⠝⠞⠢⠞⠀⠾⠀⠀⠮⠀⠑⠭⠏⠢⠙⠊⠞⠥⠗⠑⠲⠀⠠⠮⠗⠑
⠀⠴⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠙⠊⠎⠁⠋⠋⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠘⠥⠀⠐⠕⠀⠕⠗⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀
⠕⠉⠉⠁⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠀⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠀⠮⠀⠍⠑⠡⠁⠝⠊⠉⠎⠀⠑⠍⠏⠇⠕⠽⠫⠀⠘⠥⠀⠮
⠀⠃⠥⠊⠇⠙⠬⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠮⠀⠀⠑⠋⠋⠑⠉⠞⠂⠀⠷⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀
⠊⠝⠎⠥⠃⠕⠗⠙⠔⠁⠞⠑⠀⠋⠑⠑⠇⠬⠀⠴⠀⠮⠀⠗⠥⠍⠳⠗⠀⠞⠀⠠⠎⠁⠞⠁⠝⠀⠔⠀
⠮⠀⠀⠛⠥⠊⠎⠑⠀⠷⠀⠁⠀⠓⠳⠝⠙⠀⠾⠀⠺⠬⠎⠀⠏⠗⠪⠇⠫⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠮⠀
⠉⠕⠗⠗⠊⠙⠕⠗⠎⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠙⠜⠅⠲⠀⠠⠁⠀⠀⠋⠗⠊⠜⠀⠓⠑⠜⠬⠀⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠀
⠛⠗⠥⠑⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠎⠳⠝⠙⠎⠀⠙⠥⠗⠬⠀⠍⠁⠞⠔⠎⠂⠀⠺⠢⠞⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀
⠊⠝⠧⠑⠌⠊⠛⠁⠞⠑⠀⠮⠀⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠙⠊⠌⠥⠗⠃⠁⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀
⠙⠊⠎⠉⠕⠧⠻⠫⠀⠁⠀⠌⠗⠁⠽⠀⠙⠕⠛⠀⠀⠺⠯⠻⠬⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠃⠥⠊⠇⠙⠬⠲⠀⠠⠮
⠀⠙⠕⠛⠀⠴⠀⠏⠗⠕⠍⠏⠞⠇⠽⠀⠓⠁⠝⠛⠫⠂⠀⠯⠀⠦⠀⠉⠜⠉⠁⠎⠎⠀⠀
⠑⠭⠏⠕⠎⠫⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠑⠭⠞⠻⠊⠕⠗⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠑⠙⠊⠋⠊⠉⠑⠆⠤⠤⠏⠗⠕⠷⠀
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