Library / How To / The Private Library / Braille
The Private Library ⠃⠗⠋ 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
210,755 braille cells · 223 embossed pages at 40×25 · 602 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.