Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Philosophy / Solitude / Braille

Solitude ⠃⠗⠋ 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

587,989 braille cells · 618 embossed pages at 40×25 · 72 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.