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Special talents and defects ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠇⠊⠞⠑⠗⠁⠞⠑⠲⠀⠠⠁⠇⠞⠕⠛⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠥⠎⠀⠀
⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠁⠀⠓⠥⠝⠙⠗⠑⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠋⠊⠋⠞⠽⠀⠓⠕⠥⠗⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠗⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠑⠝⠞⠀⠀
⠺⠗⠊⠞⠑⠗⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠧⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠎⠑⠧⠑⠗⠁⠇⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠀
⠁⠎⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠏⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠉⠑⠀⠁⠎⠀⠠⠭⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠓⠁⠙⠂⠀⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇
⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠁⠀⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠁⠃⠇⠽⠀⠋⠇⠥⠑⠝⠞⠀⠎⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀
⠗⠑⠁⠙⠑⠗⠂⠀⠙⠗⠕⠏⠏⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠎⠏⠑⠇⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠁⠇⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠑⠝⠞⠊⠗⠑⠇⠽⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠉⠁⠎⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀
⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠗⠑⠋⠑⠗⠗⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠠⠓⠊⠝⠎⠓⠑⠇⠺⠕⠕⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠑⠎⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠑⠁⠉⠓⠑⠗⠎⠀⠁⠙⠕⠏⠞⠑⠙⠂⠀⠁⠋⠞⠑⠗⠀⠞⠗⠊⠁⠇⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠑⠗⠗⠕⠗⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠀⠍⠑⠞⠓⠕⠙⠀⠁⠙⠕⠏⠞⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠠⠓⠊⠝⠎⠓⠑⠇⠺⠕⠕⠙⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠕⠥⠞⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠁⠍⠊⠇⠊⠁⠗⠀⠁⠞⠀
⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠀⠠⠓⠊⠝⠎⠓⠑⠇⠺⠕⠕⠙⠄⠎⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠊⠃⠥⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠁⠎⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀⠉⠑⠗⠞⠁⠊⠝⠀
⠏⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠑⠎⠞⠀⠁⠞⠞⠁⠉⠓⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠝⠁⠇
⠀⠕⠥⠞⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠀⠕⠋⠀⠑⠙⠥⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠁⠇⠀⠁⠙⠚⠥⠎⠞⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠉⠁⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀⠊⠞⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠞⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠠⠭⠀⠁⠞⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠁⠛⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠊⠭⠞⠑⠑⠝⠀⠽⠑⠁⠗⠎⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠇⠑⠁⠧⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠑⠇⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠁⠗⠽⠀⠎⠉⠓⠕⠕⠇⠂⠀⠓⠁⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠑⠞⠑⠙⠀⠀
⠛⠗⠁⠙⠑⠀⠼⠋⠰⠠⠃⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠀⠎⠑⠑⠅⠀
⠁⠙⠍⠊⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠞⠗⠁⠙⠑⠀⠎⠉⠓⠕⠕⠇⠂⠀⠍⠁⠊⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀
⠃⠽⠀⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠊⠝⠙⠥⠎⠞⠗⠊⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠧⠊⠊⠊⠲⠀⠠⠠⠎⠥⠍⠍⠁⠗⠽⠀⠠⠠⠕⠋⠀⠠⠠⠎⠞⠥⠙⠊⠑⠎⠀⠠⠠⠕⠋⠀
⠠⠠⠝⠕⠝⠤⠠⠠⠗⠑⠁⠙⠑⠗⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠎⠑⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠂⠀

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