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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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