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A Sheaf ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠁⠎⠞⠕⠥⠝⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠍⠏⠞⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠃⠑⠗⠇⠊⠝⠀
⠠⠉⠕⠝⠉⠕⠗⠙⠊⠁⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠚⠥⠎⠞⠀⠊⠎⠎⠥⠑⠙⠀⠍⠁⠭⠊⠍⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠙⠥⠉⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠛⠑⠗⠍⠁⠝⠀⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀
⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠦⠠⠇⠑⠞⠀⠠⠛⠑⠗⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀
⠠⠇⠑⠁⠗⠝⠲⠴⠀⠠⠊⠀⠉⠥⠇⠇⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠒⠀⠦⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠕⠋⠞
⠀⠉⠕⠗⠝⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠓⠑⠁⠗⠞⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠑⠊⠛⠝⠑⠗⠀
⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠝⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠁⠋⠋⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀
⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠍⠏⠞⠖⠴⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠒⠀⠦⠠⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠙⠑⠏⠑⠝⠙⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠎⠞⠗⠑⠝⠛⠞⠓⠲⠴⠀⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀
⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠑⠁⠎⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠎⠕⠗⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠉⠁⠎⠑⠀⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠎⠞⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠑⠇⠇⠊⠛⠑⠗⠑⠝⠞⠀
⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠑⠁⠎⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠓⠕⠺⠀
⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠎⠁⠧⠑⠀⠠⠛⠑⠗⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠏⠑⠉⠥⠇⠊⠁⠗⠀⠎⠞⠁⠞⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠋⠥⠇⠇⠤⠃⠇⠕⠕⠙⠑⠙⠀
⠎⠑⠇⠋⠤⠉⠕⠝⠋⠊⠙⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠥⠏⠓⠕⠇⠙⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠠⠏⠕⠺⠑⠗⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠙⠑⠝⠊⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠠⠑⠟⠥⠊⠞⠽⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠁⠁⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠎⠑⠑⠍⠎⠀⠉⠑⠗⠞⠁⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠏⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠙⠕⠏⠊⠝⠛⠀⠎⠕⠇⠙⠊⠑⠗⠎⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀
⠕⠗⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠞⠞⠁⠉⠅⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀
⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠇⠁⠗⠛⠑⠇⠽⠀⠗⠑⠎⠕⠗⠞⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠽⠀⠉⠑⠗⠞⠁⠊⠝⠀
⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠺⠁⠗⠲⠀⠠⠝⠕⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠓⠁⠏⠏⠑⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠎⠕⠀⠊⠇⠇⠥⠍⠊⠝⠁⠞⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠍⠕⠙⠑⠗⠝⠀⠺⠁⠗⠋⠁⠗⠑⠆⠀⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠥⠞⠞⠑⠗⠇⠽
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠃⠎⠕⠗⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠀⠃⠕⠙⠊⠑⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀

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