Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Art / Essays on Life, Art and Science / Braille

Essays on Life, Art and Science ⠃⠗⠋ 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

314,649 braille cells · 330 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,004 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.