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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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