Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / The Young Mechanic / Braille

The Young Mechanic ⠃⠗⠋ 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

367,111 braille cells · 381 embossed pages at 40×25 · 418 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.