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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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