Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Philosophy / The Treasure of the Humble / Braille

The Treasure of the Humble ⠃⠗⠋ 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

191,422 braille cells · 201 embossed pages at 40×25 · 36 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.