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Thrift ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠠⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠑⠝⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠞⠕⠀⠇⠕⠕⠅⠀⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠀
⠝⠑⠊⠛⠓⠃⠕⠥⠗⠓⠕⠕⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠓⠕⠺⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠊⠎⠀⠎⠏⠑⠝⠞
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⠇⠑⠁⠎⠞⠀⠏⠗⠕⠎⠏⠑⠗⠕⠥⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠎⠏⠑⠗⠕⠥⠎⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠂⠀⠍⠊⠇⠇⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠥⠇⠇
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⠏⠗⠕⠎⠏⠑⠗⠕⠥⠎⠲⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠺⠑⠀⠙⠕⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠅⠀⠕⠋⠀
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