Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / Packing and Portaging / Braille

Packing and Portaging ⠃⠗⠋ 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

141,629 braille cells · 149 embossed pages at 40×25 · 157 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.