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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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