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The Cook's Decameron ⠃⠗⠋ 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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