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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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