Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Teaching / The Wide Awake Third Reader / Braille

The Wide Awake Third Reader ⠃⠗⠋ 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

153,479 braille cells · 157 embossed pages at 40×25 · 3,261 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.