Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Education / Tumbling for Amateurs / Braille

Tumbling for Amateurs ⠃⠗⠋ 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

202,055 braille cells · 201 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,977 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.