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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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⠥⠝⠊⠧⠑⠗⠎⠁⠇⠀⠏⠑⠁⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠀
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⠉⠇⠁⠎⠎⠊⠋⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀
⠏⠗⠑⠞⠑⠝⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠃⠑⠀⠑⠭⠓⠁⠥⠎⠞⠊⠧⠑⠆⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑
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⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠃⠁⠎⠊⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠁⠀⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠂
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