Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Art / The Dance of Death / Braille

The Dance of Death ⠃⠗⠋ 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

37,612 braille cells · 39 embossed pages at 40×25 · 370 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.