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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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