Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Engineering & Technology / The American Electro Magnetic Telegraph / Braille

The American Electro Magnetic Telegraph ⠃⠗⠋ 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

432,171 braille cells · 444 embossed pages at 40×25 · 4,200 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.