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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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