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Levels of Living ⠃⠗⠋ 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.
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⠓⠕⠏⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠁⠝⠛⠑⠇⠎⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠙⠑⠇⠥⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠁⠎ ⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠑⠞⠁⠊⠇⠎⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠑⠎⠎⠑⠝⠞⠊⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀ ⠞⠗⠥⠑⠂⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠃⠕⠗⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠞⠑⠗⠝⠁⠇⠀⠧⠑⠗⠊⠞⠽⠲⠀⠀ ⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠕⠎⠏⠑⠇⠀⠕⠋⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠓⠕⠏⠑⠀⠙⠑⠉⠇⠁⠗⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀ ⠊⠎⠀⠠⠕⠝⠑⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀⠁⠇⠇⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠗⠊⠑⠝⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠇⠇⠆⠀ ⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠑⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠁⠝⠽ ⠀⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠎⠞⠀⠽⠕⠥⠆⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠑⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀ ⠞⠑⠍⠏⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠁⠙⠧⠑⠗⠎⠁⠗⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀ ⠙⠊⠋⠋⠊⠉⠥⠇⠞⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠎⠕⠗⠗⠕⠺⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀ ⠺⠁⠎⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠠⠞⠑⠁⠉⠓⠑⠗⠀⠉⠁⠍⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇ ⠀⠍⠑⠝⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠎⠊⠙⠑⠂⠀ ⠎⠑⠑⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠑⠇⠏⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠂⠀⠇⠕⠧⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠉⠁⠗⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀ ⠉⠕⠏⠑⠗⠁⠞⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠇⠑⠁⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀ ⠕⠋⠀⠧⠊⠉⠞⠕⠗⠽⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠑⠝⠑⠍⠽⠲⠀⠀⠠⠇⠑⠞⠀⠁⠀⠍⠁⠝ ⠀⠋⠁⠉⠑⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠊⠙⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠓⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀ ⠊⠝⠧⠊⠝⠉⠊⠃⠇⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠛⠕⠑⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠞⠓⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠝⠀ ⠥⠝⠎⠑⠑⠝⠀⠁⠗⠍⠽⠀⠛⠕⠑⠎⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠓⠊⠍⠲⠀⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠛⠁⠊⠝⠎⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠑⠑⠗⠄⠎⠀⠧⠊⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠏⠇⠕⠞⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠝⠑⠍⠽⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠉⠑⠎⠀ ⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠋⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠎⠞⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀ ⠓⠊⠎⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠲⠀⠀⠠⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠉⠕⠍⠃⠁⠞⠎⠀⠓⠑⠀⠛⠁⠊⠝⠎⠀ ⠎⠞⠗⠑⠝⠛⠞⠓⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠑⠉⠊⠎⠊⠧⠑⠀⠎⠞⠗⠥⠛⠛⠇⠑⠲⠀⠀ ⠠⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠀⠞⠕⠛⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠲⠀⠀⠠⠓⠑ ⠀⠎⠑⠗⠧⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠗⠥⠞⠓⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠎ ⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠑⠞⠑⠗⠝⠁⠇⠆⠀⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠛⠓⠞⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀
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