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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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⠀⠕⠋⠋⠑⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠥⠝⠅⠝⠕⠺⠝⠆⠀⠁⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀
⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠑⠗⠀⠙⠁⠝⠛⠑⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠕⠉⠊⠑⠞⠽⠀⠁⠗⠊⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠊⠝⠋⠊⠝⠊⠞⠑⠇⠽⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠉⠓⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠗⠑⠋⠕⠗⠍⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠙⠑⠇⠊⠝⠟⠥⠑⠝⠞⠀⠑⠭⠊⠎⠞⠎⠂⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠙⠑⠇⠊⠝⠟⠥⠑⠝⠞⠀

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