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Psyche's task ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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