Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Earth / Thoughts on a Pebble, or, A First Lesson in Geology / Braille

Thoughts on a Pebble, or, A First Lesson in Geology ⠃⠗⠋ 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

114,995 braille cells · 121 embossed pages at 40×25 · 736 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.