Library / Engineering & Technology / Giant brains; or, Machines that think / Braille
Giant brains; or, Machines that think ⠃⠗⠋ 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
561,526 braille cells · 586 embossed pages at 40×25 · 6,371 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.