Barrier doesn't render when held whilst inside sulfur cube

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Can confirm

This is because the item summons the barrier particle at every barrier block, not at entities holding the block, which is why you won’t see the texture of the barrier in an armor stand having it on its head or a block display. That’s because they aren’t blocks. To me, this seems like not an issue

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