Library / Earth / The course of creation / Braille
The course of creation ⠃⠗⠋ 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
863,269 braille cells · 918 embossed pages at 40×25 · 441 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.