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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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