Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Religion / Treading the narrow way / Braille

Treading the narrow way ⠃⠗⠋ 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

161,269 braille cells · 164 embossed pages at 40×25 · 212 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.