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Kalevalan avain (Finnish) ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠠⠏⠁⠗⠁⠃⠗⠁⠓⠍⠁⠝⠊⠁⠀⠑⠊⠀⠅⠽⠝⠽⠞⠀⠍⠊⠇⠇⠝⠀
⠍⠗⠊⠞⠞⠑⠇⠑⠍⠊⠝⠑⠝⠆⠀⠁⠊⠝⠕⠁⠀⠀⠍⠊⠞⠀⠠⠚⠥⠍⠁⠇⠥⠥⠙⠑⠎⠞⠁⠀
⠎⠁⠁⠞⠞⠕⠊⠀⠇⠁⠥⠎⠥⠁⠀⠕⠇⠊⠀⠝⠑⠑⠞⠊⠂⠀⠝⠑⠑⠞⠊⠂⠀⠑⠊⠀⠎⠑⠀
⠕⠇⠑⠀⠝⠊⠊⠝⠀⠀⠑⠊⠅⠀⠎⠑⠀⠕⠇⠑⠀⠝⠊⠝⠲⠀⠠⠁⠊⠝⠕⠁⠎⠞⠁⠁⠝⠀
⠊⠇⠍⠑⠝⠝⠽⠞⠞⠀⠇⠥⠕⠚⠁⠁⠀⠑⠇⠊⠀⠠⠃⠗⠁⠓⠍⠁⠁⠞⠁⠀⠅⠽⠅⠑⠝⠊⠀⠀
⠊⠓⠍⠊⠝⠑⠝⠀⠚⠕⠝⠅⠥⠝⠀⠧⠑⠗⠗⠁⠝⠀⠽⠍⠍⠗⠞⠍⠝⠂⠀⠅⠥⠧⠁⠁⠍⠁⠁⠝
⠀⠚⠁⠀⠏⠁⠇⠧⠕⠍⠁⠁⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠍⠊⠞⠓⠝⠀⠚⠕⠎⠀
⠠⠅⠁⠇⠑⠧⠁⠇⠁⠅⠊⠝⠀⠕⠝⠀⠁⠎⠑⠞⠞⠥⠝⠥⠞⠀⠎⠁⠍⠁⠇⠇⠑⠀
⠅⠁⠝⠝⠁⠇⠇⠑⠂⠀⠚⠕⠎⠀⠎⠑⠝⠅⠊⠝⠀⠀⠧⠊⠊⠎⠁⠥⠎⠀⠊⠇⠍⠑⠝⠑⠑⠀
⠚⠥⠥⠗⠊⠀⠎⠑⠝⠀⠝⠑⠞⠞⠍⠽⠽⠙⠑⠎⠎⠦⠀⠠⠎⠑⠅⠝⠀⠑⠊⠀⠏⠥⠓⠥⠀
⠠⠚⠥⠍⠁⠇⠁⠎⠞⠁⠀⠀⠎⠊⠝⠝⠂⠀⠅⠕⠎⠅⠁⠀⠠⠚⠥⠍⠁⠇⠁⠎⠞⠁⠀
⠚⠗⠅⠑⠍⠍⠑⠀⠑⠊⠀⠅⠽⠅⠑⠝⠑⠀⠍⠊⠞⠝⠀⠇⠁⠥⠎⠥⠍⠁⠁⠝⠂⠀⠅⠕⠎⠅⠁⠀
⠠⠚⠥⠍⠁⠇⠁⠀⠕⠝⠀⠎⠑⠀⠑⠇⠍⠂⠀⠚⠕⠞⠁⠀⠁⠊⠝⠕⠁⠎⠞⠁⠁⠝⠀⠑⠇⠍⠝⠀
⠁⠧⠥⠇⠇⠁⠀⠧⠕⠊⠀⠕⠏⠏⠊⠁⠀⠞⠥⠝⠞⠑⠍⠁⠁⠝⠆⠀⠀⠎⠑⠅⠊⠝⠀
⠗⠁⠚⠕⠞⠞⠥⠥⠀⠅⠥⠧⠁⠁⠍⠁⠁⠝⠀⠠⠚⠥⠍⠁⠇⠁⠝⠀⠊⠇⠍⠑⠝⠝⠽⠅⠎⠊⠀
⠍⠁⠁⠊⠇⠍⠁⠎⠎⠁⠂⠀⠎⠲⠕⠲⠀⠀⠝⠅⠽⠍⠞⠞⠍⠎⠎⠀⠍⠁⠁⠊⠇⠍⠁⠎⠎⠁⠂⠀
⠝⠊⠊⠝⠅⠥⠊⠝⠀⠓⠑⠝⠅⠊⠝⠑⠝⠀⠞⠊⠑⠞⠕⠀⠁⠊⠝⠁⠅⠊⠝⠲⠀
⠠⠅⠁⠇⠑⠧⠁⠇⠁⠀⠑⠊⠀⠀⠏⠥⠓⠥⠀⠠⠚⠥⠍⠁⠇⠁⠎⠞⠁⠀⠎⠁⠝⠕⠊⠝⠂⠀
⠅⠕⠎⠅⠁⠀⠠⠅⠁⠇⠑⠧⠁⠇⠁⠀⠊⠞⠎⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀⠚⠥⠍⠁⠇⠁⠇⠇⠊⠎⠑⠝⠀⠀
⠍⠽⠎⠞⠑⠗⠊⠕⠞⠊⠑⠙⠕⠝⠀⠊⠇⠍⠁⠥⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠍⠊⠞⠀⠎⠁⠝⠁⠀
⠠⠅⠁⠇⠑⠧⠁⠇⠁⠀⠍⠑⠗⠅⠊⠞⠎⠑⠑⠦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠥⠃⠎⠞⠁⠝⠞⠊⠊⠧⠊⠝⠁⠀
⠞⠊⠑⠞⠽⠎⠞⠊⠀⠠⠅⠁⠇⠑⠧⠁⠝⠀⠅⠕⠞⠊⠂⠀⠍⠥⠞⠞⠁⠀⠚⠕⠎⠀⠎⠑⠅⠊⠝⠀
⠕⠝⠀⠁⠇⠅⠥⠁⠁⠝⠀⠕⠇⠇⠥⠞⠀⠀⠇⠁⠁⠞⠥⠎⠁⠝⠁⠂⠀⠝⠊⠊⠝⠅⠥⠊⠝⠀
⠑⠎⠊⠍⠲⠀⠚⠥⠍⠁⠇⠁⠀⠍⠽⠓⠑⠍⠏⠊⠝⠀⠞⠥⠞⠅⠊⠚⠁⠊⠝⠀⠍⠊⠑⠇⠑⠎⠞⠂
⠀⠝⠊⠊⠝⠀⠀⠎⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀⠎⠁⠁⠞⠞⠁⠝⠥⠞⠀⠍⠑⠗⠅⠊⠞⠀⠠⠅⠁⠇⠑⠧⠁⠝⠀

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