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Our Gift ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠎⠓⠑⠀⠀⠝⠑⠭⠞⠀⠺⠑⠝⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠎⠁⠃⠃⠁⠞⠓⠀
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⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠠⠍⠁⠗⠽⠀⠶⠋⠕⠗⠀⠎⠓⠑⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠺⠓⠕
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⠞⠕⠀⠛⠑⠞⠀⠃⠁⠉⠅⠀⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠲⠀⠠⠎⠓⠑⠀⠅⠊⠎⠎⠑⠙⠀⠓⠑⠗⠀⠀
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⠇⠑⠁⠧⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠲⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠎⠓⠑⠀⠞⠕⠇⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠀⠁⠀
⠎⠁⠙⠀⠞⠁⠇⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠎⠊⠝⠤⠇⠁⠝⠙⠆⠀⠓⠕⠺⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠧⠊⠇⠀⠕⠝⠑⠎
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⠊⠝⠀⠓⠑⠗⠀⠎⠇⠥⠍⠃⠑⠗⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞⠎⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀
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