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Thrift ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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