Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Philosophy / Above the Battle / Braille

Above the Battle ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

214,646 braille cells · 225 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,078 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.