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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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