Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Philosophy / The Unknown Guest / Braille

The Unknown Guest ⠃⠗⠋ 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

348,944 braille cells · 370 embossed pages at 40×25 · 501 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.