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Puhtauden ihanne ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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