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The Making of Arguments ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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