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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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