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Puhtauden ihanne ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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