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The Cook's Decameron ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠞⠺⠕⠀⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠗⠑⠑⠀⠎⠏⠕⠕⠝⠎⠋⠥⠇⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠝⠕⠲⠀⠼⠉⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
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⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀⠋⠗⠽⠊⠝⠛⠤⠏⠁⠝⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠋⠗⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠎⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠇⠽⠀⠊⠝
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