Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Religion / The Gates Ajar / Braille

The Gates Ajar ⠃⠗⠋ 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

226,382 braille cells · 236 embossed pages at 40×25 · 96 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.