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A Sheaf ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠶⠼⠙⠶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠠⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠁⠀⠠⠇⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠓⠕⠍⠑⠀
⠠⠎⠑⠉⠗⠑⠞⠁⠗⠽⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠠⠓⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠗⠃⠑⠗⠞⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠚⠕⠓⠝⠀⠠⠛⠇⠁⠙⠎⠞⠕⠝⠑⠂⠀⠠⠍⠲⠠⠏⠲⠂⠀⠠⠕⠉⠞⠕⠃⠑⠗⠂⠀
⠼⠁⠊⠚⠊⠲⠶⠀⠀⠦⠲⠀⠲⠀⠲⠀⠠⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠙⠁⠽⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠏⠁⠎⠎⠑⠎⠀
⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠁⠇⠞⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠎⠀⠎⠕
⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠎⠁⠝⠙⠀⠓⠕⠥⠗⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙⠂⠀⠞⠁⠝⠛⠊⠃⠇⠑⠂
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⠙⠊⠎⠞⠊⠝⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠃⠑⠞⠺⠑⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠊⠉⠥⠇⠁⠗⠀⠅⠊⠝⠙
⠀⠕⠋⠀⠍⠊⠎⠑⠗⠽⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠑⠭⠏⠑⠗⠊⠑⠝⠉⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠍⠁⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀⠎⠞⠁⠞⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠕⠉⠊⠑⠞⠽⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠁⠎⠀⠺⠑⠀⠝⠕⠺
⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠑⠝⠛⠇⠁⠝⠙⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀
⠋⠕⠗⠍⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠉⠥⠞⠑⠂⠀⠏⠗⠕⠇⠕⠝⠛⠑⠙⠀⠍⠊⠎⠑⠗⠽⠀⠑⠝⠋⠕⠗⠉⠑⠙
⠀⠕⠝⠀⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠁⠀⠺⠁⠽⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀
⠉⠁⠝⠀⠃⠽⠀⠝⠕⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠁⠧⠕⠊⠙⠀⠊⠞⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠇⠙
⠀⠎⠁⠽⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠼⠦⠠⠓⠑⠀⠙⠑⠎⠑⠗⠧⠑⠎⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠓⠑⠄⠇⠇⠀⠛⠑⠞⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠂⠄⠀⠎⠞⠥⠇⠞⠊⠋⠊⠑⠎⠀⠊⠞⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀
⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠇⠕⠕⠅⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠆⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠇⠑⠁⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠙⠑⠞⠑⠗⠗⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠓⠕⠇⠙⠀⠺⠁⠞⠑⠗⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎
⠀⠍⠊⠎⠑⠗⠽⠀⠎⠞⠁⠝⠙⠎⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠎⠞⠁⠗⠅⠤⠤⠁⠀⠎⠥⠗⠧⠊⠧⠁⠇⠀
⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠓⠊⠇⠕⠎⠕⠏⠓⠽⠀⠶⠖⠶⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠁⠗⠅⠀
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⠀⠎⠑⠏⠁⠗⠁⠞⠑⠶⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠊⠝⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠊⠉⠞⠎⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀
⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠗⠑⠙⠥⠉⠑⠙⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠝⠊⠝⠑⠂⠀⠎⠊⠭⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠞⠓⠗⠑⠑⠀⠍⠕⠝⠞⠓⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠗⠑⠑⠀⠍⠕⠝⠞⠓⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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