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A Sheaf ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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