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The Making of Arguments ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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