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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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⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠀⠊⠎⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠁⠇⠕⠝⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠓⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀
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⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠞⠓⠑⠁⠞⠗⠑⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠕⠥⠞⠀⠀⠃⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀
⠎⠉⠑⠝⠑⠗⠽⠂⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠎⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠞⠁⠛⠛⠊⠝⠛⠀⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
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⠠⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠗⠙⠑⠎⠞⠀⠎⠞⠥⠝⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠎⠓⠕⠺⠀
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⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠎⠒⠀⠀⠥⠝⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠀⠁⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠂⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠑⠭⠞⠗⠁⠕⠗⠙⠊⠝⠁⠗⠽⠀⠍⠑⠗⠊⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠝⠕⠇⠕⠛⠥⠑

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