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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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