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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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⠍⠕⠗⠁⠇⠎⠂⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠑⠗⠇⠽⠀⠋⠑⠑⠇⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀
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