Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Religion / Gems for the Young Folks / Braille

Gems for the Young Folks ⠃⠗⠋ 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

182,735 braille cells · 194 embossed pages at 40×25 · 297 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.