diff --git a/translate.py b/translate.py
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+import re
+
+pattern = re.compile(r"^[\.-]+(\|\|[\.-]+)*(\|\|\|\|[\.-]+(\|\|[\.-]+)*)*$")
+
+alpha = {
+    ".-": "a",
+    "-...": "b",
+    "-.-.": "c",
+    "-..": "d",
+    ".": "e",
+    "..-.": "f",
+    "--.": "g",
+    "....": "h",
+    "..": "i",
+    ".---": "j",
+    "-.-": "k",
+    ".-..": "l",
+    "--": "m",
+    "-.": "n",
+    "---": "o",
+    ".--.": "p",
+    "--.-": "q",
+    ".-.": "r",
+    "...": "s",
+    "-": "t",
+    "..-": "u",
+    "...-": "v",
+    ".--": "w",
+    "-..-": "x",
+    "-.--": "y",
+    "--..": "z",
+    "||": "",
+    "": " ",
+}
+
+
+def translate(code: str):
+    if not bool(pattern.match(code)):
+        raise Exception("Invalid Morse Code!")
+
+    return "".join(alpha[x] for x in code.split("||"))