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The Cook's Decameron ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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