Skip to content

Library / Philosophy / Citizen or subject? / Braille

Citizen or subject? ⠃⠗⠋ 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

860,825 braille cells · 915 embossed pages at 40×25 · 4,804 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.