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La culture des idées ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠉⠗⠕⠊⠎⠀⠟⠥⠄⠊⠇⠀⠋⠁⠥⠙⠗⠁⠊⠞⠀⠎⠄⠁⠙⠗⠑⠎⠎⠑⠗⠀⠀⠉⠑⠎⠀
⠧⠕⠽⠁⠛⠑⠥⠗⠎⠀⠕⠥⠀⠀⠉⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠥⠗⠊⠎⠞⠑⠎⠀⠟⠥⠊⠀
⠏⠁⠗⠉⠕⠥⠗⠑⠝⠞⠀⠎⠁⠝⠎⠀⠉⠑⠎⠎⠑⠀⠇⠑⠀⠍⠕⠝⠙⠑⠀⠏⠕⠥⠗⠀
⠇⠑⠥⠗⠎⠀⠁⠋⠋⠁⠊⠗⠑⠎⠀⠕⠥⠀⠇⠑⠥⠗⠀⠏⠇⠁⠊⠎⠊⠗⠲⠀⠠⠑⠥⠭⠀
⠎⠑⠥⠇⠎⠀⠎⠁⠧⠑⠝⠞⠀⠇⠁⠀⠧⠗⠊⠞⠀⠎⠥⠗⠀⠇⠑⠀⠏⠕⠥⠧⠕⠊⠗⠀
⠙⠄⠉⠓⠁⠝⠛⠑⠀⠙⠑⠀⠇⠁⠀⠇⠁⠝⠛⠥⠑⠀⠋⠗⠁⠝⠁⠊⠎⠑⠂⠀⠎⠥⠗⠀⠇⠁⠀
⠧⠁⠇⠑⠥⠗⠀⠍⠕⠝⠞⠁⠊⠗⠑⠀⠙⠄⠥⠝⠀⠍⠕⠞⠀⠋⠗⠁⠝⠁⠊⠎⠀⠀
⠠⠃⠁⠞⠁⠧⠊⠁⠂⠀⠀⠠⠃⠥⠑⠝⠕⠎⠤⠠⠁⠽⠗⠑⠎⠂⠀⠁⠥⠀⠠⠉⠁⠊⠗⠑⠀⠕⠥⠀
⠠⠎⠁⠝⠤⠠⠋⠗⠁⠝⠉⠊⠎⠉⠕⠀⠑⠞⠀⠑⠝⠀⠠⠑⠥⠗⠕⠏⠑⠲⠀⠠⠏⠕⠥⠗⠀
⠇⠄⠑⠭⠏⠕⠗⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠙⠥⠀⠇⠊⠧⠗⠑⠂⠀⠙⠑⠀⠇⠁⠀⠗⠑⠧⠥⠑⠂⠀⠙⠥⠀
⠚⠕⠥⠗⠝⠁⠇⠂⠀⠇⠄⠙⠊⠞⠑⠥⠗⠀⠑⠞⠀⠇⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠊⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠝⠁⠊⠗⠑⠀
⠎⠑⠗⠁⠊⠑⠝⠞⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠥⠇⠞⠎⠂⠀⠑⠞⠀⠊⠇⠀⠋⠁⠥⠙⠗⠁⠊⠞⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀
⠉⠗⠕⠊⠗⠑⠂⠀⠉⠁⠗⠀⠇⠁⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠗⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠏⠁⠗⠀⠙⠑⠗⠝⠊⠑⠗⠀
⠏⠗⠊⠧⠊⠇⠛⠑⠂⠀⠉⠓⠁⠏⠏⠑⠀⠑⠝⠀⠛⠗⠁⠝⠙⠑⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠊⠑⠀⠁⠥⠭⠀
⠙⠕⠥⠁⠝⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠕⠝⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠍⠍⠑⠝⠉⠑⠗⠁⠊⠞⠀⠙⠁⠝⠎⠀⠙⠊⠭⠀
⠁⠝⠎⠂⠀⠑⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠎⠁⠥⠗⠁⠊⠞⠀⠟⠥⠑⠇⠟⠥⠑⠀⠉⠓⠕⠎⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠇⠀
⠧⠁⠥⠞⠀⠏⠑⠥⠞⠤⠞⠗⠑⠀⠍⠊⠑⠥⠭⠀⠝⠑⠀⠗⠊⠑⠝⠀⠎⠁⠧⠕⠊⠗⠂⠀⠑⠞⠀
⠏⠕⠥⠗⠀⠉⠑⠀⠟⠥⠊⠀⠑⠎⠞⠀⠙⠑⠀⠝⠕⠥⠎⠂⠀⠉⠗⠊⠧⠁⠊⠝⠎⠀
⠕⠗⠛⠥⠑⠊⠇⠇⠑⠥⠭⠂⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠗⠑⠀⠧⠁⠊⠝⠑⠀⠏⠑⠝⠎⠑⠀⠎⠁⠝⠎
⠀⠝⠕⠥⠎⠀⠙⠑⠍⠁⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠎⠊⠀⠑⠇⠇⠑⠀⠗⠑⠞⠑⠝⠞⠊⠗⠁⠀⠞⠗⠎⠀
⠇⠕⠊⠝⠀⠕⠥⠀⠎⠊⠀⠑⠇⠇⠑⠀⠍⠕⠥⠗⠗⠁⠀⠀⠝⠕⠎⠀⠏⠊⠑⠙⠎⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠚⠁⠝⠧⠊⠑⠗⠀⠼⠁⠊⠚⠚⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠁⠏⠏⠑⠝⠙⠊⠉⠑⠀⠀⠠⠠⠏⠊⠠⠠⠉⠑⠀⠠⠠⠚⠥⠎⠞⠊⠋⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠇⠁⠀⠠⠠⠇⠁⠝⠛⠥⠑⠀⠠⠠⠋⠗⠁⠝⠠⠠⠁⠊⠎⠑⠀⠠⠠⠑⠝⠀
⠠⠠⠓⠕⠇⠇⠁⠝⠙⠑⠀⠀⠠⠙⠚⠂⠀⠀⠏⠇⠥⠎⠊⠑⠥⠗⠎⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠊⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀

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