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La culture des idées ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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