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La culture des idées ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠊⠍⠏⠕⠎⠑⠲⠀⠠⠁⠽⠁⠝⠞⠀⠃⠑⠎⠕⠔⠀⠙⠄⠥⠝⠑⠀⠇⠁⠝⠛⠥⠑⠀
⠙⠄⠡⠁⠝⠛⠑⠂⠀⠊⠇⠎⠀⠁⠉⠉⠑⠏⠞⠻⠕⠝⠞⠀⠎⠁⠝⠎⠀⠁⠥⠉⠥⠝⠀⠙⠳⠞⠑⠀
⠉⠑⠇⠇⠑⠀⠙⠥⠀⠧⠁⠔⠟⠥⠑⠥⠗⠲⠀⠠⠉⠑⠎⠀⠁⠉⠉⠑⠏⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀
⠙⠕⠝⠞⠀⠊⠇⠀⠽⠀⠁⠀⠞⠁⠝⠞⠀⠙⠄⠑⠭⠑⠍⠏⠇⠑⠎⠀⠙⠁⠝⠎⠀
⠇⠄⠓⠊⠌⠕⠊⠗⠑⠂⠀⠎⠑⠍⠃⠇⠢⠞⠀⠊⠝⠑⠭⠏⠇⠊⠉⠁⠃⠇⠑⠎⠀⠏⠜⠉⠑⠀
⠟⠥⠄⠕⠝⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀⠉⠗⠕⠊⠞⠀⠃⠝⠧⠕⠇⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠍⠁⠊⠎⠀⠎⠊⠀⠇⠄⠕⠝⠀
⠗⠋⠇⠡⠊⠞⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀⠋⠕⠝⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠟⠥⠑⠎⠂⠀
⠇⠄⠊⠝⠋⠇⠥⠢⠉⠑⠀⠑⠞⠀⠇⠁⠀⠗⠊⠡⠑⠎⠎⠑⠀⠝⠑⠀⠎⠕⠝⠞⠀⠏⠇⠥⠎⠀
⠁⠃⠕⠗⠙⠁⠃⠇⠑⠎⠀⠏⠳⠗⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀⠧⠁⠔⠉⠥⠎⠀⠟⠥⠄⠁⠥⠀⠍⠕⠽⠢⠀⠙⠑⠀
⠇⠁⠀⠇⠁⠝⠛⠥⠑⠀⠙⠥⠀⠧⠁⠔⠟⠥⠑⠥⠗⠂⠀⠟⠥⠊⠀⠑⠌⠀⠇⠑⠀⠃⠁⠉⠀⠕⠥⠀
⠇⠑⠀⠏⠕⠝⠞⠀⠚⠕⠊⠛⠝⠁⠝⠞⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀⠙⠑⠥⠭⠀⠗⠊⠧⠑⠎⠀⠙⠥⠀
⠋⠇⠑⠥⠧⠑⠂⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀⠁⠏⠕⠌⠁⠎⠊⠑⠎⠀⠇⠬⠥⠊⠌⠊⠟⠥⠑⠎⠀
⠁⠏⠏⠜⠁⠊⠎⠎⠢⠞⠀⠁⠥⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠁⠊⠗⠑⠀⠁⠃⠎⠕⠇⠥⠍⠢⠞⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠿⠍⠑⠎⠀⠀⠉⠑⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠇⠄⠕⠝⠀⠙⠕⠊⠞⠀⠑⠝⠞⠢⠙⠗⠑⠀⠙⠑⠀⠇⠁⠀
⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠓⠥⠍⠁⠔⠑⠂⠀⠞⠳⠚⠳⠗⠎⠀⠊⠝⠉⠇⠔⠑⠀⠙⠥⠀⠉⠞⠀⠙⠥⠀
⠃⠕⠝⠓⠑⠥⠗⠀⠎⠢⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠉⠑⠏⠢⠙⠁⠝⠞⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀⠠⠃⠜⠃⠜⠑⠎⠀
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⠗⠕⠍⠁⠔⠆⠀⠇⠑⠀⠇⠁⠞⠔⠂⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀⠠⠧⠯⠁⠇⠑⠎⠀⠁⠧⠁⠊⠢⠞⠀
⠗⠑⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠀⠑⠝⠀⠠⠁⠋⠗⠊⠟⠥⠑⠂⠀⠝⠑⠀⠉⠙⠁⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠃⠑⠁⠥⠉⠳⠏⠀
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⠎⠁⠝⠎⠀⠙⠳⠞⠑⠀⠞⠢⠊⠗⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠞⠑⠂⠀⠙⠁⠝⠎⠀⠇⠄⠑⠭⠁⠍⠢⠀⠙⠑⠀
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⠇⠄⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠊⠛⠢⠉⠑⠂⠀⠎⠕⠊⠞⠀⠙⠥⠀⠉⠜⠁⠉⠞⠗⠑⠀⠙⠥⠀
⠧⠁⠔⠟⠥⠑⠥⠗⠲⠀⠠⠏⠳⠗⠟⠥⠕⠊⠀⠇⠑⠀⠇⠁⠞⠔⠀⠟⠥⠊⠀⠁⠧⠁⠊⠞⠀
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