Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Religion / Grappling with the Monster; Or, the Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink / Braille

Grappling with the Monster; Or, the Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink ⠃⠗⠋ 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

417,400 braille cells · 443 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,100 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.