Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Philosophy / The Seekers / Braille

The Seekers ⠃⠗⠋ 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

343,296 braille cells · 356 embossed pages at 40×25 · 88 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.