Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Philosophy / Ontology, or the Theory of Being / Braille

Ontology, or the Theory of Being ⠃⠗⠋ 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

1,283,979 braille cells · 1,365 embossed pages at 40×25 · 4,170 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.