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The Skilful Cook ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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