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