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How to Write Music: Musical Orthography ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
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⠍⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠉⠉⠕⠗⠙⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠅⠊⠝⠙⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀ ⠞⠊⠍⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠔⠔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠔⠔⠀⠀⠀ ⠔⠔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠔⠔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠔⠔⠀⠀⠠⠝⠕⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀ ⠠⠗⠓⠽⠞⠓⠍⠲⠀⠀⠼⠓⠲⠤⠤⠰⠠⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠞⠊⠍⠑⠤⠎⠊⠛⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠛⠥⠊⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠏⠗⠊⠝⠉⠊⠏⠇⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀ ⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠏⠗⠑⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠎⠓⠁⠇⠇⠀⠃⠑ ⠀⠁⠏⠏⠁⠗⠑⠝⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠽⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠺⠕⠀⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠕⠋ ⠀⠏⠁⠗⠁⠍⠕⠥⠝⠞⠀⠊⠍⠏⠕⠗⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠶⠼⠁⠶⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠑⠇⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠎⠀ ⠶⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠕⠥⠗⠎⠑⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠁⠋⠋⠑⠉⠞⠎⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀ ⠁⠗⠑⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠗⠊⠛⠊⠝⠁⠇⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀ ⠁⠗⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠂⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠍⠑⠗⠑⠀⠉⠕⠏⠊⠎⠞⠎⠶⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀ ⠶⠼⠃⠶⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠗⠗⠑⠉⠞⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑ ⠀⠍⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠁⠗⠑⠀⠙⠥⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠝⠕⠞⠑⠂⠀ ⠊⠞⠎⠀⠍⠑⠗⠑⠇⠽⠀⠁⠗⠊⠞⠓⠍⠑⠞⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠧⠁⠇⠥⠑⠂⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀ ⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝ ⠀⠕⠝⠑⠲⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠎⠥⠋⠋⠊⠉⠊⠑⠝⠞⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠁⠞ ⠀⠺⠁⠽⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠑⠇⠑⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀ ⠊⠞⠎⠀⠗⠓⠽⠞⠓⠍⠂⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠉⠕⠗⠗⠑⠉⠞⠀⠁⠉⠉⠑⠝⠞⠥⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠞⠕ ⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠽⠑⠲⠀⠠⠎⠊⠍⠏⠇⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠍⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀ ⠙⠊⠎⠞⠊⠝⠉⠞⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠠⠉⠕⠍⠏⠕⠥⠝⠙⠂⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠋⠑⠺ ⠀⠏⠊⠞⠋⠁⠇⠇⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠁⠝⠀⠊⠝⠑⠭⠏⠑⠗⠊⠑⠝⠉⠑⠙⠀ ⠺⠗⠊⠞⠑⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠛⠕⠀⠋⠁⠗⠀⠺⠗⠕⠝⠛⠲⠀⠀⠀
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