Skip to content

Library / Ethics / The Epicurean: A Tale / Braille

The Epicurean: A Tale ⠃⠗⠋ 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

327,543 braille cells · 346 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,450 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.