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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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