Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Art / The Mind of the Artist / Braille

The Mind of the Artist ⠃⠗⠋ 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

162,342 braille cells · 171 embossed pages at 40×25 · 208 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.