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After the custard is eaten up , they divide the cake into so many portous , as similar as possible to one another in size and shape , as there ... They daub one of these portions all over with charcoal , until it be perfectly black .
After the custard is eaten up , they divide the cake into so many portous , as similar as possible to one another in size and shape , as there ... They daub one of these portions all over with charcoal , until it be perfectly black .
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