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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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