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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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