Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Philosophy / Von der Seele / Braille

Von der Seele ⠃⠗⠋ 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

450,409 braille cells · 491 embossed pages at 40×25 · 7,462 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.