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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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