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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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