Library / Education / What the Mother of a Deaf Child Ought to Know / Braille
What the Mother of a Deaf Child Ought to Know ⠃⠗⠋ 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
86,171 braille cells · 90 embossed pages at 40×25 · 277 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.