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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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