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Our Gift ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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