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Our Gift ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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