Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Philosophy / Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Socrates / Braille

Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Socrates ⠃⠗⠋ 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

292,686 braille cells · 308 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,933 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.