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A Sheaf ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠎⠥⠋⠋⠑⠗⠊⠝⠛⠂⠴⠀⠓⠑⠀⠎⠓⠁⠇⠇⠀⠃⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⠥⠊⠇⠞⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠝
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⠕⠝⠀⠠⠝⠕⠧⠑⠍⠃⠑⠗⠀⠼⠁⠊⠞⠓⠂⠀⠼⠁⠊⠁⠉⠂⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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