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The Cook's Decameron ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠠⠝⠕⠲⠀⠼⠁⠉⠊⠲⠀⠠⠉⠁⠏⠏⠕⠝⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠀⠠⠗⠊⠎⠕⠀⠶⠠⠉⠁⠏⠕⠝⠀⠾⠀
⠠⠗⠊⠉⠑⠶⠀⠀⠠⠬⠗⠫⠊⠢⠞⠎⠒⠀⠠⠉⠁⠏⠕⠝⠂⠀⠧⠑⠁⠇⠀⠿⠉⠑⠍⠑⠁⠞⠂⠀
⠋⠁⠞⠀⠃⠁⠉⠕⠝⠂⠀⠌⠕⠉⠅⠂⠀⠗⠊⠉⠑⠂⠀⠞⠗⠥⠋⠋⠇⠑⠎⠂⠀
⠍⠥⠩⠗⠕⠕⠍⠎⠂⠀⠉⠕⠉⠅⠎⠄⠀⠉⠕⠍⠃⠎⠂⠀⠅⠊⠙⠝⠑⠽⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀⠋⠪⠇⠎⠄
⠀⠇⠊⠧⠻⠂⠀⠎⠥⠏⠗⠑⠍⠑⠀⠎⠁⠥⠉⠑⠂⠀⠍⠊⠇⠅⠂⠀⠠⠡⠁⠃⠇⠊⠎⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠌⠥⠋⠋⠀⠁⠀⠋⠔⠑⠀⠉⠁⠏⠕⠝⠀⠾⠀⠁⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠋⠊⠗⠍⠀⠿⠉⠑⠍⠑⠁⠞⠀
⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠷⠀⠧⠑⠁⠇⠂⠀⠞⠕⠝⠛⠥⠑⠂⠀⠓⠁⠍⠂⠀⠯⠀⠡⠕⠏⠏⠫⠀
⠞⠗⠥⠋⠋⠇⠑⠎⠆⠀⠉⠕⠧⠻⠀⠭⠀⠾⠀⠇⠜⠙⠬⠀⠃⠁⠉⠕⠝⠆⠀⠞⠊⠑⠀⠭⠀⠥⠏⠀
⠔⠀⠃⠥⠞⠞⠻⠫⠀⠏⠁⠏⠻⠂⠀⠯⠀⠉⠕⠕⠅⠀⠭⠀⠔⠀⠧⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠱⠊⠞⠑⠀
⠌⠕⠉⠅⠲⠀⠠⠔⠀⠮⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠞⠊⠍⠑⠀⠃⠕⠊⠇⠀⠋⠳⠗⠀⠕⠥⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀
⠗⠊⠉⠑⠀⠔⠀⠍⠊⠇⠅⠀⠞⠊⠇⠇⠀⠟⠀⠌⠊⠋⠋⠂⠀⠍⠊⠭⠀⠔⠀⠐⠎⠀⠡⠕⠏⠏⠫⠀
⠞⠗⠥⠋⠋⠇⠑⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠞⠢⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠞⠊⠍⠃⠁⠇⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠭⠲
⠀⠠⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠮⠀⠉⠁⠏⠕⠝⠀⠱⠢⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠎⠥⠋⠋⠊⠉⠊⠢⠞⠇⠽⠀
⠉⠕⠕⠅⠫⠀⠯⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠭⠀⠕⠝⠀⠁⠀⠙⠊⠩⠆⠀⠛⠜⠝⠊⠩⠀⠭⠀⠾⠀
⠉⠕⠕⠅⠫⠀⠍⠥⠩⠗⠕⠕⠍⠎⠂⠀⠉⠕⠉⠅⠎⠄⠀⠉⠕⠍⠃⠎⠂⠀⠅⠊⠙⠝⠑⠽⠎⠂⠀
⠕⠗⠀⠋⠪⠇⠎⠄⠀⠇⠊⠧⠻⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠏⠳⠗⠀⠁⠀⠎⠁⠥⠉⠑⠀⠎⠥⠏⠗⠑⠍⠑⠀
⠶⠠⠝⠕⠲⠀⠼⠁⠋⠶⠀⠕⠧⠻⠀⠭⠆⠀⠗⠳⠝⠙⠀⠮⠀⠙⠊⠩⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠮⠀
⠞⠊⠍⠃⠁⠇⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠗⠊⠉⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠃⠑⠞⠺⠑⠢⠀⠑⠁⠡⠀⠏⠥⠞⠀⠁⠀⠱⠕⠇⠑
⠀⠞⠗⠥⠋⠋⠇⠑⠀⠉⠕⠕⠅⠫⠀⠔⠀⠱⠊⠞⠑⠀⠺⠔⠑⠲⠀⠠⠎⠻⠧⠑⠀⠁⠀⠎⠁⠥⠉⠑
⠀⠎⠥⠏⠗⠑⠍⠑⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠎⠁⠥⠉⠑⠀⠃⠪⠇⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠝⠕⠲⠀⠼⠁⠙⠚⠲⠀
⠠⠙⠔⠙⠕⠀⠠⠁⠗⠗⠕⠌⠕⠀⠁⠇⠇⠁⠀⠠⠍⠊⠇⠁⠝⠑⠎⠑⠀⠶⠠⠗⠕⠁⠌⠀
⠠⠞⠥⠗⠅⠑⠽⠶⠀⠀⠠⠬⠗⠫⠊⠢⠞⠎⠒⠀⠠⠞⠥⠗⠅⠑⠽⠂⠀⠎⠁⠥⠎⠁⠛⠑⠀
⠍⠑⠁⠞⠂⠀⠏⠗⠥⠝⠑⠎⠂⠀⠡⠑⠌⠝⠥⠞⠎⠂⠀⠁⠀⠏⠑⠜⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠞⠻⠂⠀
⠠⠍⠜⠎⠁⠇⠁⠂⠀⠎⠁⠇⠞⠂⠀⠗⠕⠎⠑⠍⠜⠽⠂⠀⠃⠁⠉⠕⠝⠂⠀⠉⠜⠗⠕⠞⠂⠀
⠕⠝⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠞⠥⠗⠝⠊⠏⠂⠀⠛⠜⠇⠊⠉⠲⠀⠀⠠⠃⠇⠁⠝⠡⠀⠿⠀⠎⠑⠧⠢⠀⠕⠗⠀

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