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The Making of Arguments ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠋⠁⠉⠞⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠀
⠁⠗⠛⠥⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠋⠁⠉⠞⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠓⠊⠎⠞⠕⠗⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀⠀⠺⠓⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠗⠑⠉⠑⠝⠞
⠀⠕⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠝⠉⠊⠑⠝⠞⠀⠓⠊⠎⠞⠕⠗⠽⠲⠀⠠⠍⠁⠉⠁⠥⠇⠁⠽⠄⠎⠀
⠁⠙⠍⠊⠗⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠎⠅⠑⠇⠑⠞⠕⠝⠀⠀⠁⠗⠛⠥⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠶⠏⠲⠀⠼⠁⠑⠑⠶⠀
⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠠⠏⠓⠊⠇⠊⠏⠀⠠⠋⠗⠁⠝⠉⠊⠎⠀⠺⠗⠕⠞⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠚⠥⠝⠊⠥⠎⠀
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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠑⠝⠛⠇⠊⠎⠓⠀⠛⠕⠧⠑⠗⠝⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠠⠁⠍⠑⠗⠊⠉⠁⠝⠀⠠⠗⠑⠧⠕⠇⠥⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠝⠀
⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠗⠛⠥⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠎⠕⠗⠞⠆⠀⠞⠓⠑
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⠠⠁⠙⠙⠗⠑⠎⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠙⠑⠁⠇⠎⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠧⠊⠑⠺⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠥⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠕⠇⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠇⠁⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠀⠞⠑⠗⠗⠊⠞⠕⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠝⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠲⠀⠠⠁⠝⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀
⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠑⠗⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠁⠉⠞⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀
⠁⠀⠋⠑⠺⠀⠽⠑⠁⠗⠎⠀⠁⠛⠕⠀⠎⠞⠊⠗⠗⠑⠙⠀⠉⠇⠁⠎⠎⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀
⠁⠗⠉⠓⠁⠑⠕⠇⠕⠛⠊⠎⠞⠎⠂⠀⠺⠓⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠛⠗⠑⠑⠅⠀⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠁⠞⠑⠗⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠁⠀⠗⠁⠊⠎⠑⠙⠀⠎⠞⠁⠛⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠝⠕⠞⠲⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀
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⠋⠁⠉⠞⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠁⠞⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠂⠀⠁⠞⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠗⠁⠞⠑⠂⠀
⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠎⠑⠞⠞⠇⠑⠙⠀⠀⠁⠃⠎⠕⠇⠥⠞⠑⠇⠽⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠀⠺⠓⠽⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠗⠛⠥⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀
⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠎⠀⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠁⠗⠽⠀⠊⠎⠀⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠧⠊⠙⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀
⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠋⠊⠝⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠎⠑⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎

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