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Levels of Living ⠃⠗⠋ 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.

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⠎⠑⠏⠜⠁⠞⠑⠀⠑⠭⠉⠇⠥⠎⠊⠧⠑⠀⠙⠊⠧⠔⠊⠞⠽⠀⠷⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀
⠗⠑⠇⠊⠛⠊⠳⠎⠀⠠⠞⠑⠁⠡⠻⠲⠀⠀⠠⠃⠀⠇⠊⠧⠑⠎⠀⠺⠀⠃⠑⠀⠇⠊⠋⠞⠫⠀
⠑⠧⠻⠽⠱⠻⠑⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠍⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠀⠞⠀⠮⠽⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠮⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠔⠀
⠠⠓⠊⠍⠀⠱⠕⠀⠞⠁⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠥⠀⠷⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠲⠀⠀⠠⠿⠀⠍⠢⠀⠝⠑⠫⠀⠝⠀⠎⠀
⠍⠥⠡⠀⠁⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠀⠱⠕⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠙⠪⠝⠀⠵⠀⠁⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠱⠕⠀
⠓⠁⠎⠀⠁⠞⠞⠁⠔⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠂⠀⠝⠀⠁⠀⠙⠑⠎⠉⠢⠞⠂⠀⠃⠀⠁⠝⠀
⠁⠎⠉⠢⠞⠂⠀⠐⠕⠀⠱⠕⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠞⠗⠥⠹⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀
⠠⠓⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠺⠁⠽⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠮⠽⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠞⠗⠑⠁⠙⠀⠥⠏⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀
⠛⠇⠕⠗⠽⠀⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠸⠮⠀⠓⠻⠊⠞⠁⠛⠑⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠀⠱⠕⠀⠊⠎⠀⠸⠮⠀
⠕⠺⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠮⠀⠠⠠⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠠⠠⠞⠀⠠⠠⠇⠊⠋⠞⠎⠀⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀
⠎⠁⠧⠑⠀⠮⠀⠋⠑⠺⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠛⠗⠳⠏⠀⠷⠀⠠⠦⠀⠋⠗⠊⠢⠙⠎⠀⠞⠀
⠌⠁⠞⠑⠍⠢⠞⠀⠷⠀⠠⠚⠑⠎⠥⠎⠀⠞⠀⠃⠑⠬⠀⠇⠊⠋⠞⠫⠀⠥⠏⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠺⠳⠇⠙
⠀⠙⠗⠁⠺⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠍⠢⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠓⠊⠍⠀⠍⠥⠌⠀⠓⠀⠎⠳⠝⠙⠫⠀⠇⠀⠮⠀
⠗⠁⠧⠬⠎⠀⠷⠀⠐⠕⠀⠙⠑⠇⠥⠙⠫⠲⠀⠀⠠⠭⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠞⠁⠅⠢⠀⠮⠀
⠉⠢⠞⠥⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠩⠪⠀⠞⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠴⠀⠐⠗⠲⠀⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠴⠀⠐⠗⠀⠔⠀
⠠⠦⠀⠑⠌⠊⠍⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠠⠦⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠄⠎⠀⠑⠝⠙⠆⠀⠭⠀⠴⠀⠁⠀
⠇⠊⠋⠞⠬⠀⠥⠏⠲⠀⠀⠠⠦⠀⠑⠝⠑⠍⠊⠑⠎⠀⠹⠳⠛⠓⠞⠀⠭⠀⠁⠀⠉⠁⠌⠬⠀
⠙⠪⠝⠂⠀⠁⠀⠙⠑⠋⠑⠁⠞⠆⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠅⠝⠑⠺⠀⠭⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠀
⠞⠗⠊⠥⠍⠏⠓⠲⠀⠀⠠⠎⠕⠗⠗⠪⠂⠀⠊⠝⠚⠥⠌⠊⠉⠑⠂⠀⠕⠏⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀
⠓⠁⠞⠗⠫⠂⠀⠮⠀⠹⠬⠎⠀⠞⠀⠎⠑⠑⠍⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠗⠥⠩⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠮⠀⠹⠬⠎⠀⠞⠀
⠑⠇⠑⠧⠁⠞⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠃⠽⠀⠕⠏⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀
⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠕⠧⠻⠫⠀⠏⠪⠻⠲⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠋⠊⠻⠉⠻⠀⠃⠇⠪⠀⠘⠮⠀⠺⠔⠙⠎
⠀⠮⠀⠋⠊⠗⠍⠻⠀⠛⠗⠪⠎⠀⠮⠀⠞⠗⠑⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠕⠥⠞⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠏⠑⠞⠞⠽⠀
⠏⠻⠎⠑⠉⠥⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀⠮⠀⠉⠳⠝⠞⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠝⠑⠎⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀⠮⠀
⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠢⠑⠎⠎⠀⠷⠀⠘⠹⠀⠱⠕⠀⠕⠏⠏⠕⠎⠑⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠮⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠎⠳⠇

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