Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / The Art of Story-Telling / Braille

The Art of Story-Telling ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

434,180 braille cells · 457 embossed pages at 40×25 · 441 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.