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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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