Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Engineering & Technology / The Isthmus of Suez Question / Braille

The Isthmus of Suez Question ⠃⠗⠋ 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

259,293 braille cells · 267 embossed pages at 40×25 · 482 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.