Library / How To / Stepping stones to manhood / Braille
Stepping stones to manhood ⠃⠗⠋ 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
427,234 braille cells · 436 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.