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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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