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Special talents and defects ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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