Skip to content

Library / Earth / Hovey's Handbook of the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky / Braille

Hovey's Handbook of the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky ⠃⠗⠋ 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

77,578 braille cells · 81 embossed pages at 40×25 · 106 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.