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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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