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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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