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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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