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Writing for Vaudeville ⠃⠗⠋ 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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