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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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