Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / If you don't write fiction / Braille

If you don't write fiction ⠃⠗⠋ 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

106,888 braille cells · 113 embossed pages at 40×25 · 430 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.