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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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