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Special talents and defects ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠕⠥⠞⠗⠁⠛⠑⠳⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠏⠗⠑⠚⠥⠙⠊⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠋⠁⠉⠑⠀⠮⠀
⠋⠁⠉⠞⠀⠞⠂⠀⠔⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠉⠳⠝⠞⠗⠽⠀⠀⠶⠱⠻⠑⠀⠉⠁⠌⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠙⠑⠎⠏⠊⠎⠫⠀⠔⠀⠮⠕⠗⠽⠀⠯⠀⠞⠕⠀⠐⠎⠀⠑⠭⠞⠢⠞⠀⠔⠀
⠏⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠉⠑⠶⠂⠀⠮⠀⠀⠍⠫⠊⠁⠝⠀⠉⠁⠏⠁⠉⠊⠞⠽⠀⠷⠀⠏⠥⠏⠊⠇⠎⠀⠔⠀
⠑⠭⠏⠢⠎⠊⠧⠑⠀⠏⠗⠊⠧⠁⠞⠑⠀⠎⠡⠕⠕⠇⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠁⠃⠕⠧⠑⠀⠮⠀
⠁⠧⠻⠁⠛⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠚⠥⠧⠢⠊⠇⠑⠀⠏⠕⠏⠥⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠁⠞⠀⠇⠜⠛⠑⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠉⠁⠌⠑⠤⠃⠳⠝⠙⠀⠑⠙⠥⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠔⠀⠕⠇⠙⠻⠀
⠉⠊⠧⠊⠇⠊⠵⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠛⠝⠊⠵⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠝⠁⠞⠑⠀⠀
⠊⠝⠙⠊⠧⠊⠙⠥⠁⠇⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠻⠢⠉⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠻⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀
⠑⠭⠞⠢⠞⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠎⠀⠊⠝⠚⠥⠌⠊⠉⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠀⠀⠭⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠝⠀
⠗⠑⠉⠕⠛⠝⠊⠵⠑⠀⠮⠍⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠑⠞⠑⠇⠽⠲⠀⠠⠉⠁⠌⠑⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠎⠀
⠁⠉⠉⠳⠝⠞⠀⠷⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠧⠊⠙⠥⠁⠇⠀⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠻⠢⠉⠑⠎⠀⠙⠥⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠓⠻⠫⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠃⠀⠭⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠝⠀⠗⠑⠛⠜⠙⠀⠘⠹⠀⠙⠥⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀
⠧⠜⠊⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠉⠁⠌⠑⠀⠝⠑⠛⠇⠑⠉⠞⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠗⠕⠧⠊⠙⠑⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀
⠕⠧⠻⠇⠁⠏⠏⠬⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠕⠉⠉⠥⠗⠎⠀⠀⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠀⠮⠀⠡⠊⠇⠙⠗⠢⠀⠷⠀
⠏⠜⠢⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠻⠢⠞⠀⠁⠡⠊⠑⠧⠑⠍⠢⠞⠀⠇⠑⠧⠑⠇⠎⠲⠀⠠⠔⠀⠁⠀⠀
⠎⠕⠉⠊⠑⠞⠽⠀⠋⠳⠝⠙⠫⠀⠿⠍⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠕⠝⠀⠉⠁⠌⠑⠂⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠀
⠺⠁⠽⠀⠏⠗⠕⠧⠊⠙⠫⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀⠀⠁⠏⠏⠗⠕⠏⠗⠊⠁⠞⠑⠀⠑⠙⠥⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷
⠀⠛⠊⠋⠞⠫⠀⠧⠜⠊⠁⠝⠞⠎⠀⠱⠕⠀⠕⠉⠉⠥⠗⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠇⠪⠻⠀⠉⠁⠌⠑⠎⠂⠀⠀
⠯⠀⠿⠀⠘⠹⠀⠷⠀⠊⠝⠋⠻⠊⠕⠗⠀⠁⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠃⠕⠗⠝⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀
⠓⠊⠛⠓⠻⠀⠉⠁⠌⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠁⠗⠞⠊⠋⠊⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀⠃⠜⠗⠊⠻⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁⠇⠀⠁⠡⠊⠑⠧⠑⠍⠢⠞⠀⠓⠀⠁⠗⠊⠎⠢⠂⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠮⠀⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠎⠉⠊⠳⠎⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠷⠀⠎⠥⠏⠻⠊⠕⠗⠀⠌⠁⠞⠥⠎⠀⠴⠀
⠁⠉⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠝⠊⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠚⠑⠁⠇⠳⠎⠽⠀⠷⠀⠭⠀⠵⠀⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠲⠀
⠠⠗⠑⠧⠕⠇⠞⠀⠁⠛⠁⠔⠌⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠊⠝⠚⠥⠌⠊⠉⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠍⠔⠕⠗⠊⠞⠽⠀

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