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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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