Library / Philosophy / Optimism: An Essay / Braille
Optimism: An Essay ⠃⠗⠋ 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
50,269 braille cells · 53 embossed pages at 40×25 · 95 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.