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Kalevalan avain (Finnish) ⠃⠗⠋ 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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