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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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