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