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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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