Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Philosophy / The place of the individual in society / Braille

The place of the individual in society ⠃⠗⠋ 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

28,869 braille cells · 31 embossed pages at 40×25 · 68 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.