Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Philosophy / The decay and the restoration of civilization / Braille

The decay and the restoration of civilization ⠃⠗⠋ 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

128,018 braille cells · 135 embossed pages at 40×25 · 272 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.