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Holden with the Cords ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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