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Holden with the Cords ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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