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The Cook's Decameron ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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