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La culture des idées ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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