Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / What Dress Makes of Us / Braille

What Dress Makes of Us ⠃⠗⠋ 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.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

67,111 braille cells · 71 embossed pages at 40×25 · 302 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.