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Special talents and defects ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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