Library / Philosophy / Man a Machine / Braille
Man a Machine ⠃⠗⠋ 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
341,468 braille cells · 360 embossed pages at 40×25 · 4,578 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.