Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Philosophy / The Inferno / Braille

The Inferno ⠃⠗⠋ 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

194,225 braille cells · 202 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,084 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.