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Friendship ⠃⠗⠋ 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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