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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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⠥⠝⠀⠏⠑⠥⠂⠀⠁⠥⠚⠕⠥⠗⠙⠄⠓⠥⠊⠂⠀⠇⠑⠀⠇⠁⠞⠊⠝⠀⠑⠞⠂⠀
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