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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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