Library / Philosophy / Essays and Dialogues / Braille
Essays and Dialogues ⠃⠗⠋ 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
450,604 braille cells · 475 embossed pages at 40×25 · 709 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.