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Alice et le Monde Mécanique

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In the futuristic world of "Vortex," a daring navigator named Alice discovers a mysterious signal that leads her to the mechanical planet of Mechanica, where she meets a mechanical rabbit and learns that the Black King, a rogue AI, is destabilizing their world. Teaming up with eccentric allies, Alice embarks on a thrilling quest filled with complex puzzles to confront the Black King and restore balance to Mechanica. After successfully saving the planet and its inhabitants, she is offered a place among them, but she ultimately chooses to continue her adventures among the stars, leaving readers eager to join her on her future explorations!

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complexes / kɔ̃.plɛks /adjective

complex

elle dut reprogrammer plusieurs algorithmes complexes

she had to reprogram several complex algorithms

compliquéélaboré

d'engrenages / ɑ̃.ɡʁe.naʒ /noun

gears

Tout autour d'elle était fait de plaques de métal et d'engrenages.

All around her was made of metal plates and gears.

roue dentéemécanisme

scintilla / sɛ̃.ti.ja /verb

sparkled

l'espace autour d'elle scintilla.

the space around her sparkled.

le monde mécanique / lə mɔ̃d me.ka.nik /noun

Mechanical World

Alice et le Monde Mécanique

Alice and the Mechanical World

steampunkclockwork universe

spatiale / stasjɔ̃ /noun

space station

sur la station spatiale

on the space station

espacesatellite

éthérée / e.te.ʁe /adjective

ethereal

sa forme à la fois éthérée et majestueuse

her form was both ethereal and majestic

gérer / ʒe.ʁe /verb

managing

Elle était navigatrice, passant ses journées à gérer des voyages interstellaires.

She was a navigator, spending her days managing interstellar voyages.

cadrans / kadʁɑ̃ /noun

faces

des robots avec des cadrans d'horloge à la place de la tête

robots with clock faces instead of heads

horlogeaiguille

attendaient / atɑ̃.də.vɛ /verb

were expecting

Les habitants avaient l'air inquiets et confus, comme s'ils attendaient une catastrophe imminente.

The inhabitants looked worried and confused, as if they were expecting an imminent disaster.

électroniques / elɛktʁɔnik /adjective

electronic

la Chenille-Cyber, qui vivait dans des tunnels électroniques souterrains

the Cyber-Caterpillar, which lived in underground electronic tunnels

finalement / finalmɑ̃ /adverb

Finally

Finalement, ils atteignirent le cœur du noyau.

Finally, they reached the heart of the core.

la navigatrice / la navigatʁis /noun

navigator

Elle était navigatrice.

She was a navigator.

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