Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Philosophy / The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Studies and Strowings / Braille

The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Studies and Strowings ⠃⠗⠋ 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

350,466 braille cells · 368 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,074 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.