Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Philosophy / What the White Race May Learn from the Indian / Braille

What the White Race May Learn from the Indian ⠃⠗⠋ 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

345,327 braille cells · 364 embossed pages at 40×25 · 253 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.