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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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