This was the Mermaid code that Perplexity.ai generated for me, introducing me to Mermaid:

## Code Displayed In Image Above
“`mermaid
graph TD
A[Do you have any prior commitments on the day of the event?] –>|Yes| B[Can you reschedule or delegate those commitments?]
A –>|No| C[Do you want to support your niece by attending?]
B –>|Yes| C
B –>|No| D[Send a gift or card and explain your absence]
C –>|Yes| E[Do you have the financial means to attend?]
C –>|No| F[Consider other ways to show support]
E –>|Yes| G[Do you have the time and energy to attend?]
E –>|No| F
G –>|Yes| H[Attend the graduation event]
G –>|No| F
F –> I[Send a gift or card and explain your absence]
“`

I didn’t know what to do with Mermaid code. I hadn’t discovered a list of tools that I could use that would render it. Fortunately, Mermaid Live was handy. It’s only one of several tools that would get the job done