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The Compleat Cook ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠇⠊⠟⠥⠕⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠊⠞⠀⠁⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠞⠁⠎⠞⠂⠀
⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠃⠕⠽⠇⠑⠙⠀⠀⠓⠁⠇⠋⠑⠀⠁⠝⠀⠓⠕⠥⠗⠀
⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠇⠊⠟⠥⠕⠗⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀
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⠠⠍⠁⠉⠑⠂⠀⠠⠎⠁⠇⠞⠂⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠎⠥⠛⠁⠗⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀
⠇⠥⠍⠏⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠍⠁⠗⠗⠕⠺⠂⠀⠃⠕⠽⠇⠑⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠉⠗⠑⠁⠍⠂
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⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠞⠕⠕⠀⠎⠺⠑⠑⠞⠶⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀⠃⠕⠺⠇⠀⠀⠀⠺⠁⠎⠓⠀⠊⠞⠂⠀⠀
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