Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Art / Hopes and Fears for Art / Braille

Hopes and Fears for Art ⠃⠗⠋ 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

319,042 braille cells · 335 embossed pages at 40×25 · 83 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.