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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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