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Psyche's task ⠃⠗⠋ 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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