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Kalevalan avain (Finnish) ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠅⠥⠧⠁⠥⠅⠎⠑⠝⠀⠇⠕⠍⠊⠞⠎⠑⠀⠏⠊⠇⠅⠊⠎⠞⠧⠝⠀⠝⠅⠽⠧⠊⠊⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠅⠑⠗⠗⠕⠞⠁⠁⠝⠓⠁⠝⠀⠎⠑⠇⠧⠎⠞⠊⠂⠀⠍⠊⠞⠑⠝⠀⠇⠥⠕⠍⠊⠎⠞⠽⠀
⠚⠁⠞⠅⠥⠥⠲⠀⠠⠧⠊⠝⠍⠊⠝⠑⠝⠀⠶⠠⠊⠇⠍⠁⠞⠁⠗⠶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠁⠇⠅⠕⠊⠀⠇⠥⠕⠁⠀⠇⠥⠕⠍⠊⠁⠝⠎⠁⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠁⠁⠥⠞⠑⠇⠇⠁⠀
⠎⠁⠁⠍⠊⠁⠝⠎⠁⠲⠲⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠅⠥⠎⠎⠁⠀⠅⠞⠞⠀⠅⠝⠝⠓⠽⠞⠞⠊⠂⠀⠀
⠠⠎⠊⠊⠓⠑⠝⠀⠝⠊⠑⠍⠑⠞⠀⠎⠊⠊⠧⠕⠑⠇⠊⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠅⠥⠎⠎⠁⠀
⠏⠕⠓⠚⠁⠎⠊⠀⠚⠁⠇⠁⠇⠇⠁⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠅⠁⠇⠁⠓⠁⠥⠁⠞⠀
⠅⠁⠊⠧⠁⠑⠇⠊⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠅⠥⠎⠎⠁⠀⠊⠇⠍⠁⠝⠀⠅⠥⠏⠇⠊⠎⠞⠊⠓⠑⠂⠀
⠠⠎⠊⠊⠓⠑⠝⠀⠎⠽⠧⠑⠗⠊⠞⠀⠎⠽⠧⠑⠝⠞⠊⠀⠚⠲⠝⠲⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠍⠝⠀
⠚⠇⠅⠑⠑⠝⠀⠕⠝⠀⠓⠽⠏⠞⠞⠧⠀⠠⠅⠁⠇⠑⠧⠁⠇⠁⠝⠀⠞⠕⠊⠎⠑⠑⠝⠀
⠗⠥⠝⠕⠕⠝⠀⠠⠊⠎⠕⠎⠞⠁⠀⠠⠞⠁⠍⠍⠑⠎⠞⠁⠂⠀⠀⠚⠕⠅⠁⠀⠚⠁⠞⠅⠁⠁⠀
⠇⠥⠕⠍⠊⠎⠅⠑⠗⠞⠕⠍⠥⠎⠞⠁⠂⠀⠎⠊⠊⠗⠞⠽⠑⠝⠀⠝⠽⠞⠀
⠁⠥⠗⠊⠝⠅⠕⠅⠥⠝⠝⠁⠎⠞⠁⠀⠍⠁⠁⠓⠁⠝⠲⠀⠀⠠⠎⠁⠍⠕⠊⠝⠅⠥⠊⠝⠀
⠠⠍⠕⠕⠎⠑⠅⠎⠑⠝⠀⠼⠁⠀⠅⠊⠗⠚⠁⠝⠀⠇⠥⠕⠍⠊⠎⠅⠑⠗⠞⠕⠍⠥⠅⠎⠑⠎⠎⠁
⠀⠧⠑⠎⠊⠀⠅⠕⠅⠕⠕⠝⠞⠥⠊⠀⠀⠍⠑⠗⠑⠅⠎⠊⠂⠀⠝⠊⠊⠝⠀⠑⠞⠞⠀⠅⠥⠊⠧⠁
⠀⠝⠅⠽⠊⠂⠀⠑⠝⠝⠑⠝⠅⠥⠊⠝⠀⠍⠁⠁⠀⠗⠥⠏⠑⠎⠊⠀⠏⠥⠊⠞⠁⠀
⠅⠁⠎⠧⠁⠍⠁⠁⠝⠂⠀⠀⠅⠑⠗⠗⠕⠞⠁⠁⠝⠀⠠⠅⠁⠇⠑⠧⠁⠇⠁⠎⠎⠁⠅⠊⠝⠂⠀
⠑⠞⠞⠀⠇⠥⠕⠚⠁⠀⠶⠠⠧⠊⠝⠍⠊⠝⠑⠝⠶⠀⠑⠇⠊⠀⠍⠕⠝⠞⠁⠀⠧⠥⠕⠞⠞⠁⠀⠀
⠠⠎⠁⠁⠗⠑⠎⠎⠁⠀⠎⠁⠝⠁⠞⠞⠕⠍⠁⠎⠎⠁⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠍⠁⠝⠞⠑⠗⠑⠎⠎⠁
⠀⠏⠥⠥⠞⠞⠕⠍⠁⠎⠎⠁⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠧⠁⠎⠞⠁⠀⠞⠍⠝⠀⠚⠇⠅⠑⠑⠝⠀
⠠⠏⠑⠇⠇⠑⠗⠧⠕⠊⠝⠑⠝⠂⠀⠏⠑⠇⠇⠕⠝⠀⠏⠕⠊⠅⠁⠂⠀⠚⠕⠅⠁⠀⠕⠝⠀
⠧⠁⠊⠅⠅⠁⠏⠁⠀⠀⠍⠥⠥⠁⠇⠞⠁⠀⠞⠥⠇⠇⠥⠞⠀⠕⠗⠛⠁⠁⠝⠊⠝⠑⠝⠀⠑⠇⠍⠂
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠅⠽⠇⠧⠊⠀⠍⠁⠊⠞⠁⠀⠅⠽⠽⠓⠞⠞⠑⠇⠊⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠅⠽⠇⠧⠊⠀⠍⠁⠊⠞⠁⠂⠀⠅⠽⠇⠧⠊⠀⠎⠕⠊⠞⠁⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠅⠽⠇⠧⠊⠀
⠁⠥⠓⠞⠕⠚⠁⠀⠁⠓⠕⠚⠁⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠏⠁⠝⠑⠞⠞⠁⠧⠊⠀

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