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Pragmatism ⠃⠗⠋ 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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