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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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