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