Library / Education / The Infant System / Braille
The Infant System ⠃⠗⠋ 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.
Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt
721,412 braille cells · 760 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,915 unrepresentable characters omitted
⠅⠝⠕⠺⠝⠀⠃⠽⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠏⠁⠗⠑⠝⠞⠎⠂⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗ ⠀⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠥⠏⠇⠊⠉⠁⠞⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠏⠕⠉⠅⠑⠞⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞ ⠀⠊⠎⠀⠑⠧⠊⠙⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠏⠁⠗⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀ ⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠝⠕⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠎⠑⠇⠧⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠇⠁⠍⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗ ⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠊⠎⠉⠕⠝⠙⠥⠉⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠉⠓⠊⠇⠙⠗⠑⠝⠆⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀ ⠓⠁⠙⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠀⠉⠓⠊⠇⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠁⠉⠉⠥⠎⠞⠕⠍⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀ ⠛⠕⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠁⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠏⠁⠗⠑⠝⠞⠎⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠀ ⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠝⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠛⠕⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀ ⠋⠕⠗⠀⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠓⠁⠺⠇⠀⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠇⠽⠀ ⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠉⠁⠗⠗⠊⠑⠙⠀⠓⠕⠍⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠲⠀ ⠠⠊⠝⠙⠑⠑⠙⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀⠺⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓ ⠀⠁⠀⠎⠽⠎⠞⠑⠍⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠑⠝⠙⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠊⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠓⠊⠇⠙⠗⠑⠝⠀ ⠁⠗⠑⠀⠀⠎⠥⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠛⠕⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽ ⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠀⠏⠇⠑⠙⠛⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠀⠝⠕⠞ ⠀⠃⠑⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠕⠀⠑⠁⠎⠽⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠽⠀ ⠕⠋⠀⠞⠥⠗⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠁⠗⠞⠊⠉⠇⠑⠀⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠍⠕⠝⠑⠽⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞ ⠀⠺⠑⠀⠋⠊⠝⠙⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠽⠕⠥⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠊⠑⠧⠑⠎⠂⠀⠕⠋⠀⠃⠕⠞⠓⠀ ⠎⠑⠭⠑⠎⠂⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠀⠁⠏⠏⠗⠑⠓⠑⠝⠙⠑⠙⠂⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀ ⠙⠥⠏⠇⠊⠉⠁⠞⠑⠎⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠏⠑⠗⠎⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀⠏⠇⠑⠙⠛⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠓⠊⠇⠙⠗⠑⠝⠀ ⠶⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠁⠗⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠉⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠏⠁⠗⠇⠊⠁⠍⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀ ⠺⠓⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠀⠊⠞⠀⠕⠗⠀⠝⠕⠞⠂⠶⠀⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀ ⠃⠑⠀⠎⠑⠧⠑⠗⠑⠇⠽⠀⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠊⠍⠁⠝⠙⠑⠙⠆⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠠⠊⠀⠁⠍⠀ ⠏⠑⠗⠎⠥⠁⠙⠑⠙⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠉⠕⠝⠙⠥⠉⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀ ⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠍⠊⠎⠉⠓⠊⠑⠋⠀
These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.