Library / Philosophy / Portraits and Speculations / Braille
Portraits and Speculations ⠃⠗⠋ 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
234,407 braille cells · 247 embossed pages at 40×25 · 690 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.