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Friendship ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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