Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Engineering & Technology / The Future of Road-making in America / Braille

The Future of Road-making in America ⠃⠗⠋ 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

170,648 braille cells · 178 embossed pages at 40×25 · 341 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.