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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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⠇⠕⠝⠛⠬⠀⠿⠀⠗⠑⠇⠊⠑⠋⠲⠀⠀⠠⠁⠇⠇⠀⠺⠕⠗⠹⠀⠱⠊⠇⠑⠀⠐⠺⠀
⠊⠝⠧⠕⠇⠧⠑⠎⠀⠍⠥⠡⠀⠞⠫⠊⠳⠎⠝⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠏⠁⠔⠌⠁⠅⠬⠀⠑⠭⠻⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲
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⠕⠥⠞⠂⠀⠯⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠑⠧⠻⠀⠏⠳⠗⠫⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠾⠳⠞⠀⠏⠁⠔⠀⠯⠀
⠇⠕⠎⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠌⠻⠝⠀⠠⠏⠥⠗⠊⠞⠁⠝⠀⠴⠀⠙⠳⠃⠞⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠺⠗⠕⠝⠛⠀
⠱⠢⠀⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠺⠀⠝⠕⠹⠬⠀⠔⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠃⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠯⠀⠌⠻⠝
⠀⠙⠥⠞⠽⠂⠀⠃⠀⠓⠑⠀⠴⠀⠝⠑⠜⠻⠀⠐⠗⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠓⠑⠀⠱⠕⠀⠇⠕⠕⠅⠎⠀
⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠿⠀⠋⠗⠊⠧⠕⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠯⠀⠁⠍⠥⠎⠑⠍⠢⠞⠲⠀⠀⠠⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠞⠕⠕⠀⠇⠜⠛⠑⠀⠁⠀⠃⠥⠎⠔⠑⠎⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠇⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠯⠀
⠞⠗⠊⠧⠊⠁⠇⠲⠀⠀⠠⠽⠑⠞⠀⠺⠑⠀⠍⠥⠌⠀⠝⠀⠁⠇⠇⠪⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠀
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