Is sinclair making an argument? if so, what is the argument for?

if you want me to check your answer i agree with what you put. i read the story

d. lennie pats too hard, and then panics.

  this riddles' answer is library.

  the "leaves" are a reference to the books' pages that the library contains; the branches are a network of libraries that connect multiple libraries' collections, resources, and items in a system of a common database, integrating them; the branches' organization are a useful management tool for coordinating the multiple collections many libraries have.