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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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