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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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