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La culture des idées ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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