Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / Delight and power in speech / Braille

Delight and power in speech ⠃⠗⠋ 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

1,195,713 braille cells · 1,236 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,610 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.