Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Philosophy / A Pluralistic Universe / Braille

A Pluralistic Universe ⠃⠗⠋ 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

380,324 braille cells · 401 embossed pages at 40×25 · 463 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.