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Joyous Gard ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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