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

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