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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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