Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / How to swim / Braille

How to swim ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

116,255 braille cells · 120 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,417 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.