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La culture des idées ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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