This story is so well written. It has an almost lyrical tone, and yet at the same time sinister. There is evil-doing afoot. Corruption, surely. Is it corruption that causes the city to be swallowed up? Is it something Daniel Dupont managed to do out of spite? If not, as he builds another city, will this not happen again?
There are many questions that come to mind about your story. It really is a puzzle in a good way (one wonders, if one thinks long enough, if the city collapses because of human overreach, human pride), but still, we actually do want to know why the city collapsed.
Thank you for sharing this most interesting story with us, @amaponian. We appreciate that you support other writers with your comments.
Thank you.