Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / Stepping stones to manhood / Braille

Stepping stones to manhood ⠃⠗⠋ 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

512,431 braille cells · 529 embossed pages at 40×25 · 305 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.