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Holden with the Cords ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠼⠁⠛⠋⠁⠆⠤⠤⠤⠰⠚⠥⠎⠞⠀⠇⠑⠞⠀⠍⠑⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠕⠗⠀
⠞⠓⠗⠑⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠕⠏⠑⠝⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠊⠝⠛⠽⠀⠧⠕⠇⠥⠍⠑⠀
⠁⠋⠕⠗⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠊⠕⠝⠑⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠏⠗⠕⠉⠑⠑⠙⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠂⠀
⠞⠗⠁⠝⠎⠇⠁⠞⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠊⠝⠋⠊⠝⠊⠞⠑⠀
⠵⠑⠎⠞⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠛⠑⠝⠀⠅⠕⠍⠍⠑⠗⠀⠊⠀⠠⠎⠅⠁⠙⠑⠝⠂⠀⠥⠙⠑⠝⠀⠓⠁⠝
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⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠝⠕⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠀⠃⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀
⠓⠥⠍⠃⠇⠑⠀⠎⠑⠗⠧⠁⠝⠞⠶⠆⠀⠠⠝⠁⠁⠗⠀⠙⠑⠞⠀⠗⠑⠛⠝⠑⠗⠀
⠠⠧⠕⠑⠇⠇⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠎⠁⠁⠀⠓⠁⠗⠀⠠⠎⠞⠕⠙⠙⠑⠗⠑⠝⠀⠊⠝⠛⠑⠝⠀
⠠⠎⠅⠑⠑⠂⠀⠄⠠⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠊⠞⠀⠗⠁⠊⠝⠎⠀⠏⠕⠗⠗⠊⠙⠛⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠃⠑⠛⠛⠁⠗⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠝⠕⠀⠎⠏⠕⠕⠝⠄⠤⠤⠶⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠄⠎⠀⠝⠕⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠝⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑⠶⠆⠀⠠⠊⠝⠛⠑⠝⠀
⠠⠅⠕⠀⠅⠁⠇⠙⠑⠎⠀⠃⠗⠕⠛⠑⠞⠀⠥⠙⠑⠝⠀⠓⠥⠝⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠗⠀⠑⠝⠀
⠠⠋⠇⠑⠅⠂⠀⠄⠠⠁⠀⠉⠕⠺⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠙⠁⠏⠏⠇⠑⠙⠀
⠥⠝⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠎⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀⠎⠏⠕⠞⠄⠤⠤⠶⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠛⠕⠎⠎⠊⠏⠀⠓⠁⠎
⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠀⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠶⠆⠀⠠⠓⠧⠕⠀⠎⠕⠍⠀⠧⠊⠇⠀
⠛⠚⠗⠑⠀⠑⠞⠀⠎⠞⠕⠗⠞⠀⠠⠎⠏⠗⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠎⠅⠁⠇⠀⠛⠁⠁⠑⠀⠧⠑⠇⠀
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⠠⠙⠑⠞⠀⠅⠕⠍⠍⠑⠗⠀⠊⠛⠊⠑⠝⠂⠀⠎⠁⠛⠙⠑⠀⠠⠍⠁⠝⠙⠑⠝⠂⠀⠓⠁⠝⠀
⠛⠁⠧⠀⠎⠊⠝⠀⠠⠎⠕⠀⠠⠋⠇⠕⠑⠎⠅⠂⠀⠄⠠⠊⠞⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠃⠁⠉⠅
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