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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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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠗⠕⠝⠽⠲⠀⠠⠋⠕⠗⠂⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠎⠥⠗⠑⠞⠽⠂⠀⠺⠁⠗⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀⠝⠕
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