A Blind Esperantist's Trip to Finland and Sweden, to Attend the Fourteenth International Esperanto Congress
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The narrator recounts travel to attend an international Esperanto congress in Finland and Sweden, describing the voyage by ship, life aboard, and reception on arrival; arrangements for blind delegates, social events, meetings, concerts, theatre, and national dances; observations of local customs, food, architecture, and musical traditions including performances of the Kalevala, choir singing, and a Finnish play in Esperanto; excursions to towns, visits to a blind school, and practical details about hotels, transport, and hospitality, interwoven with reflections on the congenial international fellowship among Esperantists.
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