Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / Our Deportment / Braille

Our Deportment ⠃⠗⠋ 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

554,944 braille cells · 586 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,000 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.