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Holden with the Cords ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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