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    I’m a self-proclaimed burlesque historian, storyteller, creator of BurlesqueBits.blog, co-founder of The award winning "Peek-a-Boo Revue", and a seeker of the sexy, not-so-sexy, and half-forgotten stories still hiding in those burlesque wings.

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    The Bureau of Official Burlesque Secrets. Per Regulation 3, certain files are released to the public once their seal expires. We did not write the regulation. Questions regarding Regulations 1 and 2 will not be answered.

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