Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Art / The Jewel City / Braille

The Jewel City ⠃⠗⠋ 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

313,672 braille cells · 332 embossed pages at 40×25 · 650 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.