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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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⠉⠕⠝⠧⠊⠑⠝⠞⠀⠁⠎⠎⠑⠵⠀⠎⠕⠥⠧⠑⠝⠞⠀⠏⠕⠥⠗⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠇⠄⠓⠕⠍⠍⠑⠀
⠎⠕⠊⠞⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠊⠗⠍⠀⠙⠁⠝⠎⠀⠎⠁⠀⠉⠗⠕⠽⠁⠝⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠇⠁⠀
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