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A Sheaf ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠑⠁⠗⠞⠖⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠁⠗⠀⠉⠁⠝⠝⠕⠞⠀⠙⠑⠎⠞⠗⠕⠽⠀⠊⠞⠂⠀
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⠕⠋⠀⠍⠕⠕⠝⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠓⠊⠎⠏⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠝⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞
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