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A Sheaf ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠉⠁⠎⠑⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠃⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀
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⠦⠠⠊⠝⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠍⠍⠑⠝⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠀⠺⠊⠙⠑⠗⠀⠁⠙⠕⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀
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⠁⠏⠏⠑⠁⠗⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠎⠥⠎⠞⠁⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀
⠕⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠎⠎⠕⠉⠊⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠇⠁⠃⠕⠥⠗⠀
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