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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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