Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Philosophy / The kiss and its history / Braille

The kiss and its history ⠃⠗⠋ 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

168,472 braille cells · 175 embossed pages at 40×25 · 564 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.