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Letters That Have Helped Me ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠃⠽⠀⠁⠇⠇⠪⠬⠀⠙⠑⠎⠏⠁⠊⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠔⠀⠾⠀⠀⠧⠜⠊⠳⠎⠀
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⠹⠔⠅⠀⠝⠕⠀⠗⠕⠁⠙⠀⠀⠴⠀⠮⠗⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠞⠀⠠⠊⠀⠴⠀⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠁⠎⠎⠀
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