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La culture des idées ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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