Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Education / Why go to College? / Braille

Why go to College? ⠃⠗⠋ 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

198,638 braille cells · 210 embossed pages at 40×25 · 67 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.