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Thrift ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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

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