Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Education / Plain English / Braille

Plain English ⠃⠗⠋ 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

676,152 braille cells · 695 embossed pages at 40×25 · 3,901 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.