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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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