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Kalevalan avain (Finnish) ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠏⠊⠝⠧⠁⠌⠕⠔⠀⠠⠅⠁⠇⠑⠧⠁⠝⠀⠅⠁⠝⠎⠁⠇⠇⠑⠀⠎⠊⠊⠞⠀⠕⠇⠊⠀
⠓⠁⠊⠞⠞⠁⠁⠲⠀⠠⠚⠕⠎⠀⠠⠎⠁⠍⠏⠕⠀⠕⠇⠊⠎⠊⠀⠀⠞⠜⠅⠕⠞⠞⠁⠝⠥⠞⠀
⠏⠁⠇⠚⠁⠌⠁⠁⠝⠀⠅⠥⠇⠞⠞⠥⠥⠗⠊⠞⠽⠞⠂⠀⠑⠇⠔⠅⠑⠔⠕⠚⠁⠂⠀
⠞⠊⠑⠞⠑⠊⠞⠂⠀⠞⠁⠊⠞⠑⠊⠞⠁⠂⠀⠀⠕⠇⠊⠎⠊⠀⠇⠥⠥⠇⠇⠥⠞⠀
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⠀⠠⠎⠁⠍⠍⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠠⠎⠊⠊⠓⠢⠀⠓⠝⠀⠑⠊⠀⠅⠥⠊⠞⠢⠅⠁⠁⠝⠀
⠏⠽⠌⠽⠝⠽⠞⠂⠀⠧⠁⠁⠝⠀⠠⠅⠁⠇⠑⠧⠁⠇⠁⠝⠀⠎⠁⠝⠅⠜⠑⠔⠀
⠞⠑⠓⠞⠧⠅⠎⠊⠀⠀⠚⠊⠀⠗⠽⠌⠀⠏⠕⠊⠎⠀⠚⠁⠀⠎⠊⠞⠢⠀⠏⠑⠇⠁⠌⠁⠁⠀
⠠⠎⠁⠍⠏⠕⠀⠠⠏⠕⠓⠚⠕⠇⠁⠝⠀⠅⠊⠧⠊⠍⠑⠌⠲⠀⠠⠞⠍⠀⠀⠎⠑⠊⠅⠅⠁⠀
⠕⠎⠕⠞⠞⠁⠁⠀⠍⠑⠊⠇⠇⠑⠂⠀⠑⠞⠞⠀⠠⠎⠁⠍⠏⠕⠕⠝⠀⠅⠞⠅⠑⠽⠞⠽⠽⠀
⠧⠊⠑⠇⠅⠔⠀⠎⠽⠧⠑⠍⠏⠊⠀⠚⠁⠀⠀⠎⠁⠇⠁⠊⠎⠑⠍⠏⠊⠀⠍⠻⠅⠊⠞⠽⠎⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠎⠁⠍⠍⠕⠝⠀⠁⠗⠧⠕⠞⠥⠅⠎⠢⠀⠞⠎⠎⠀⠎⠽⠧⠑⠍⠍⠎⠎⠀
⠍⠻⠅⠊⠞⠽⠅⠎⠑⠎⠎⠀⠗⠁⠞⠅⠁⠊⠎⠑⠑⠀⠁⠊⠅⠕⠚⠢⠀⠀⠧⠊⠊⠎⠁⠥⠎⠀⠚⠁
⠀⠏⠻⠔⠞⠞⠊⠑⠞⠕⠲⠀⠠⠕⠝⠀⠚⠕⠀⠑⠝⠝⠢⠀⠕⠇⠇⠥⠞⠀⠏⠥⠓⠑⠞⠞⠁⠀
⠎⠊⠊⠞⠂⠀⠑⠞⠞⠀⠎⠁⠇⠁⠔⠢⠀⠀⠞⠊⠑⠞⠕⠀⠑⠊⠀⠁⠎⠑⠞⠥⠀⠎⠁⠍⠁⠇⠇⠑
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⠧⠓⠑⠍⠍⠝⠀⠀⠍⠁⠞⠻⠊⠁⠇⠊⠌⠔⠢⠀⠅⠎⠊⠞⠽⠎⠀⠎⠊⠧⠊⠌⠽⠌⠢⠂⠀
⠥⠎⠅⠕⠝⠞⠕⠚⠢⠂⠀⠧⠁⠇⠞⠊⠕⠊⠙⠢⠀⠚⠲⠝⠲⠑⠲⠀⠀⠎⠽⠝⠞⠽⠀
⠅⠕⠎⠅⠑⠧⠊⠎⠎⠁⠀⠅⠽⠎⠽⠍⠽⠅⠎⠊⠎⠎⠲⠀⠠⠎⠁⠇⠁⠊⠎⠢⠀⠞⠊⠫⠕⠝⠀
⠅⠁⠝⠞⠁⠀⠕⠝⠀⠚⠽⠗⠅⠌⠊⠀⠀⠧⠁⠌⠁⠅⠅⠁⠔⠢⠲⠀⠠⠎⠢⠀⠍⠥⠅⠁⠁⠝⠀
⠅⠁⠊⠅⠅⠊⠀⠎⠊⠧⠊⠌⠽⠅⠎⠑⠞⠀⠚⠁⠀⠥⠎⠅⠕⠝⠝⠕⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠏⠁⠝⠞⠥⠀
⠞⠕⠊⠍⠑⠢⠀⠀⠽⠇⠓⠇⠞⠀⠏⠔⠂⠀⠎⠲⠕⠲⠀⠅⠑⠓⠊⠞⠞⠽⠝⠑⠑⠍⠏⠊⠢⠀⠚⠁
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⠊⠓⠍⠊⠎⠅⠥⠝⠞⠁⠀⠁⠊⠅⠕⠚⠢⠀⠁⠁⠍⠥⠇⠇⠁⠀⠕⠇⠊⠀⠅⠕⠅⠑⠍⠁⠞⠕⠝⠀
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