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Thrift ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠀⠎⠺⠑⠑⠞⠀⠃⠗⠑⠁⠙⠂⠀⠯⠀⠞⠕⠀⠇⠑⠜⠝⠀⠯⠀⠇⠁⠃⠳⠗⠀⠞⠗⠥⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕
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⠑⠭⠏⠢⠙⠀⠮⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠹⠬⠎⠀⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠊⠞⠞⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠦⠀
⠞⠗⠥⠌⠲⠤⠤⠠⠐⠇⠀⠠⠃⠁⠉⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠇⠕⠧⠑⠂⠀⠮⠗⠑⠿⠑⠂⠀
⠇⠁⠃⠳⠗⠒⠀⠊⠋⠀⠹⠳⠀⠩⠳⠇⠙⠄⠌⠀⠝⠀⠺⠁⠝⠞⠀⠭⠀⠿⠀⠋⠕⠕⠙⠂⠀⠹⠳⠀
⠍⠁⠽⠄⠌⠀⠿⠀⠏⠓⠽⠎⠊⠉⠲⠀⠠⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠱⠕⠇⠑⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀⠃⠕⠙⠽⠂
⠀⠯⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀⠍⠔⠙⠆⠀⠀⠭⠀⠏⠗⠑⠧⠢⠞⠎⠀⠮⠀⠋⠗⠥⠊⠞⠀⠷⠀
⠊⠙⠇⠢⠑⠎⠎⠲⠤⠤⠠⠺⠊⠇⠇⠊⠁⠍⠀⠠⠏⠢⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠏⠜⠢⠞⠀⠱⠕⠀
⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠝⠀⠞⠑⠁⠡⠀⠦⠀⠡⠊⠇⠙⠀⠁⠀⠞⠗⠁⠙⠑⠂⠀⠞⠑⠁⠡⠑⠎⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠀⠀⠹⠊⠑⠋⠲⠤⠤⠠⠃⠗⠁⠓⠍⠔⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠠⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠲
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠘⠹⠀⠱⠕⠀⠎⠁⠽⠀⠞⠀⠠⠭⠀⠉⠄⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠙⠕⠝⠑⠂⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠃⠁⠃⠇⠽⠀⠝⠀⠁⠺⠜⠑⠀⠞⠀⠸⠍⠀⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠬⠀⠉⠇⠁⠎⠎⠑⠎⠀
⠁⠗⠑⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠗⠑⠉⠑⠊⠏⠞⠀⠷⠀⠊⠝⠉⠕⠍⠑⠎⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠻⠁⠃⠇⠽⠀
⠇⠜⠛⠻⠀⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠘⠹⠀⠷⠀⠏⠗⠷⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠁⠇⠀⠍⠢⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠀⠹⠊⠎
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⠎⠑⠉⠗⠑⠞⠲⠀⠠⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠩⠫⠀⠀⠔⠀⠃⠇⠥⠑⠤⠃⠕⠕⠅⠎⠂⠀⠭⠀
⠊⠎⠀⠛⠊⠧⠢⠀⠔⠀⠑⠧⠊⠙⠢⠉⠑⠀⠃⠑⠿⠑⠀⠏⠜⠇⠊⠁⠍⠢⠞⠜⠽⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠍⠊⠞⠞⠑⠑⠎⠂⠀⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠗⠑⠏⠕⠗⠞⠫⠀⠔⠀⠝⠑⠺⠎⠏⠁⠏⠻⠎⠲⠀
⠠⠁⠝⠽⠀⠉⠕⠁⠇⠤⠕⠺⠝⠻⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠊⠗⠕⠝⠤⠍⠁⠌⠻⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠀
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⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠽⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠦⠀⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠋⠁⠍⠊⠇⠊⠑⠎⠀
⠑⠍⠏⠇⠕⠽⠫⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠉⠕⠞⠞⠕⠝⠀⠍⠁⠝⠥⠋⠁⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠑⠜⠝⠀⠕⠧⠻⠀⠹⠗⠑⠑⠀⠀⠏⠳⠝⠙⠎⠀⠁⠀⠺⠑⠑⠅⠂⠀⠁⠉⠉⠕⠗⠙⠬⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠝⠥⠍⠃⠻⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠡⠊⠇⠙⠗⠢⠀⠑⠍⠏⠇⠕⠽⠫⠲⠼⠁⠀⠀⠠⠸⠮⠀
⠁⠝⠝⠥⠁⠇⠀⠊⠝⠉⠕⠍⠑⠎⠀⠺⠀⠹⠥⠎⠀⠁⠍⠳⠝⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠁⠀

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