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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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⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠊⠑⠎⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠕⠝⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠍⠑⠝⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠁⠧⠊⠕⠥⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠓⠊⠎⠀⠗⠁⠉⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠕⠝⠉⠑⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠞⠕⠥⠉⠓⠑⠙
⠀⠁⠀⠋⠑⠺⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠃⠇⠊⠝⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠇⠁⠍⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀
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