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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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