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Writing for Vaudeville ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠊⠎⠞⠊⠉⠀⠎⠕⠝⠛⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠎⠥⠝⠛⠲⠀⠀⠠⠁⠞⠀⠀
⠇⠑⠝⠛⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠉⠑⠝⠑⠀⠉⠓⠁⠝⠛⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠝⠑⠀
⠗⠕⠕⠍⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠇⠁⠉⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠇⠕⠞⠀
⠗⠑⠎⠕⠇⠧⠑⠙⠀⠊⠞⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠓⠁⠏⠏⠊⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠕⠏⠑⠗⠁⠀⠉⠇⠕⠎⠑⠙⠀⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠟⠥⠁⠗⠞⠑⠞⠀
⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠠⠗⠊⠛⠕⠇⠑⠞⠞⠕⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠉⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀
⠎⠥⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠆⠀⠊⠞⠀⠝⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠗⠑⠉⠑⠊⠧⠑⠙⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀
⠋⠊⠧⠑⠀⠃⠕⠺⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀⠁⠇⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠞⠕⠕⠅⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠑⠝⠉⠕⠗⠑⠎⠲⠀
⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠺⠑⠀⠏⠁⠊⠙⠀⠞⠓⠗⠑⠑⠀⠓⠥⠝⠙⠗⠑⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠋⠊⠋⠞⠽⠀⠀
⠙⠕⠇⠇⠁⠗⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠍⠊⠗⠁⠉⠇⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠙⠗⠕⠏⠎⠂⠀⠍⠽⠀
⠏⠁⠗⠞⠝⠑⠗⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠊⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠑⠀⠀⠥⠎⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀
⠕⠝⠑⠀⠺⠑⠑⠅⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠙⠗⠕⠏⠎⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠕⠀⠃⠊⠛⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠁⠛⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀
⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠀⠺⠑⠀⠞⠗⠊⠑⠙⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠉⠞⠲⠀⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀
⠝⠕⠞⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠏⠇⠁⠽⠑⠙⠀⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀
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⠏⠁⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠎⠑⠞⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠉⠞⠀⠀⠺⠑⠝⠞⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠺⠑⠀⠎⠓⠊⠏⠏⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠗⠕⠏⠎⠀⠁⠞⠀
⠇⠑⠝⠛⠞⠓⠤⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠤⠤⠁⠎⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠀⠎⠉⠑⠝⠑⠗⠽⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠛⠑⠙
⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠃⠽⠀⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠍⠑⠝⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠗⠁⠊⠇⠗⠕⠁⠙⠎⠤⠤⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑
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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠉⠞⠀⠺⠑⠝⠞⠀⠃⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀⠀
⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠺⠓⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠊⠛⠛⠑⠗⠀⠎⠥⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀
⠙⠥⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠍⠕⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠉⠞⠀
⠕⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠑⠁⠥⠞⠊⠋⠥⠇⠀⠙⠗⠕⠏⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠊⠉⠑

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