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La culture des idées ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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