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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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