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Behind the prison bars ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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