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Puhtauden ihanne ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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