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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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