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La culture des idées ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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