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La culture des idées ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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