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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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