Skip to content

Library / Philosophy / The Story of My Heart: An Autobiography / Braille

The Story of My Heart: An Autobiography ⠃⠗⠋ 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

182,228 braille cells · 192 embossed pages at 40×25 · 17 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.