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