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Kalevalan avain (Finnish) ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠅⠕⠇⠍⠑⠎⠎⠁⠀⠍⠥⠕⠙⠕⠎⠎⠁⠂⠀⠀⠍⠥⠞⠞⠁⠀⠓⠝⠀⠕⠝⠀⠽⠅⠎⠊⠂⠀
⠎⠁⠝⠕⠞⠁⠁⠝⠀⠠⠊⠝⠙⠊⠁⠎⠎⠁⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠥⠝⠝⠑⠞⠞⠥⠀
⠑⠛⠽⠏⠞⠊⠇⠊⠝⠑⠝⠀⠅⠕⠇⠍⠊⠝⠁⠊⠎⠥⠥⠎⠀⠕⠇⠊⠀
⠠⠕⠎⠊⠗⠊⠎⠤⠠⠊⠎⠊⠎⠤⠠⠓⠕⠗⠥⠎⠂⠀⠍⠥⠞⠞⠁⠀⠧⠁⠝⠓⠁⠎⠎⠁⠀⠀
⠠⠑⠛⠽⠏⠞⠊⠎⠎⠀⠕⠇⠊⠀⠞⠕⠊⠎⠊⠁⠅⠊⠝⠀⠅⠕⠇⠍⠊⠝⠁⠊⠎⠥⠥⠅⠎⠊⠁⠂
⠀⠚⠕⠞⠅⠁⠀⠧⠁⠊⠓⠞⠑⠇⠊⠧⠁⠞⠀⠁⠚⠁⠝⠀⠚⠁⠀⠀⠏⠁⠊⠅⠁⠝⠀
⠍⠥⠅⠁⠁⠝⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠃⠑⠎⠎⠀⠏⠁⠇⠧⠑⠇⠞⠥⠀⠅⠕⠇⠍⠊⠝⠁⠊⠎⠥⠥⠎⠀
⠕⠇⠊⠀⠠⠁⠍⠕⠝⠂⠀⠠⠍⠥⠞⠀⠚⠁⠀⠠⠅⠓⠕⠝⠎⠥⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠧⠁⠗⠎⠊⠝⠁⠊⠝⠑⠝⠀⠑⠛⠽⠏⠞⠊⠇⠊⠝⠑⠝⠀⠅⠕⠇⠍⠊⠝⠁⠊⠎⠥⠥⠎⠀
⠕⠇⠊⠀⠠⠕⠎⠊⠗⠊⠎⠂⠀⠠⠅⠝⠑⠋⠀⠚⠁⠀⠠⠏⠞⠁⠓⠲⠀⠠⠏⠞⠁⠓⠄⠞⠁⠀⠀
⠏⠁⠇⠧⠕⠞⠞⠊⠊⠝⠀⠑⠗⠊⠞⠽⠊⠎⠑⠎⠞⠊⠀⠠⠍⠑⠍⠋⠊⠊⠎⠎⠀⠚⠁⠀
⠍⠥⠕⠙⠕⠎⠞⠊⠀⠎⠊⠑⠇⠇⠀⠠⠝⠑⠋⠑⠗⠀⠠⠞⠥⠥⠍⠊⠝⠀⠚⠁⠀⠀
⠠⠎⠑⠅⠓⠑⠞⠊⠝⠀⠅⠁⠝⠎⠎⠁⠀⠏⠽⠓⠝⠀⠅⠕⠇⠍⠊⠝⠁⠊⠎⠥⠥⠙⠑⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠧⠁⠝⠓⠁⠎⠎⠁⠀⠠⠅⠁⠇⠙⠑⠁⠎⠎⠁⠀⠕⠇⠊⠀⠎⠥⠥⠗⠊⠝⠀
⠚⠥⠍⠁⠇⠁⠊⠝⠑⠝⠀⠅⠕⠇⠍⠊⠝⠁⠊⠎⠥⠥⠎⠀⠠⠁⠝⠥⠂⠀⠠⠃⠑⠇⠀⠚⠁⠀
⠠⠑⠁⠀⠚⠁⠀⠀⠞⠕⠊⠝⠑⠝⠀⠠⠎⠁⠍⠁⠎⠂⠀⠠⠎⠊⠝⠀⠚⠁⠀⠠⠊⠎⠓⠞⠁⠗⠀
⠶⠁⠥⠗⠊⠝⠅⠕⠂⠀⠅⠥⠥⠀⠚⠁⠀⠊⠇⠞⠁⠞⠓⠞⠊⠶⠲⠀⠠⠧⠁⠝⠓⠁⠎⠎⠁⠀⠀
⠠⠅⠊⠊⠝⠁⠎⠎⠁⠀⠕⠇⠊⠀⠓⠁⠇⠇⠊⠞⠎⠊⠚⠁⠊⠝⠀⠞⠁⠏⠁⠝⠁⠀⠚⠕⠅⠁⠀
⠅⠕⠇⠍⠁⠎⠀⠧⠥⠕⠎⠊⠀⠥⠓⠗⠁⠞⠁⠀⠠⠓⠝⠑⠇⠇⠑⠂⠀⠚⠕⠅⠁⠀⠀⠕⠝⠀
⠽⠅⠎⠊⠀⠚⠁⠀⠅⠕⠇⠍⠑⠲⠀⠠⠚⠁⠀⠍⠥⠥⠁⠝⠀⠎⠁⠝⠁⠝⠏⠁⠗⠎⠊⠀
⠅⠥⠥⠇⠥⠊⠒⠀⠠⠋⠕⠀⠕⠝⠀⠽⠅⠎⠊⠀⠏⠑⠗⠎⠕⠝⠁⠂⠀⠀⠍⠥⠞⠞⠁⠀
⠓⠝⠑⠇⠇⠀⠕⠝⠀⠅⠕⠇⠍⠑⠀⠍⠥⠕⠞⠕⠁⠲⠀⠠⠧⠁⠝⠓⠕⠚⠑⠝⠀
⠎⠅⠁⠝⠙⠊⠝⠁⠁⠧⠑⠊⠝⠀⠚⠥⠍⠁⠇⠅⠕⠇⠍⠊⠝⠁⠊⠎⠥⠥⠎⠀⠀⠕⠇⠊⠀
⠠⠕⠙⠊⠝⠂⠀⠠⠞⠕⠗⠀⠚⠁⠀⠠⠋⠗⠑⠚⠁⠀⠚⠁⠀⠞⠕⠊⠝⠑⠝⠀⠠⠕⠙⠊⠝⠂⠀
⠠⠋⠗⠑⠚⠁⠀⠚⠁⠀⠓⠑⠊⠙⠝⠀⠏⠕⠊⠅⠁⠝⠎⠁⠀⠠⠃⠁⠇⠙⠑⠗⠲⠀⠀

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