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La popularité de ces spectacles était due à leur technicité, mais leur séduction s’émoussait dès qu’étaient découverts les secrets et les limites du fonctionnement des automates.
The popularity of these shows was owed to their intricate technology, but their attraction faded when the secrets and the limitations of the workings of these automata were discovered.
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