Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Philosophy / Aus der Geschichte der menschlichen Dummheit / Braille

Aus der Geschichte der menschlichen Dummheit ⠃⠗⠋ 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

424,704 braille cells · 451 embossed pages at 40×25 · 9,452 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.