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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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