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A Sheaf ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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