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

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