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Psyche's task ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠕⠥⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠁⠎⠞⠤⠕⠋⠋⠀⠀⠉⠇⠕⠞⠓⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀
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⠠⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠺⠁⠽⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠼⠁⠚⠃⠀⠀
⠺⠑⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠉⠕⠝⠚⠑⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠅⠁⠗⠑⠝⠎⠂⠀
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