01 · The SightingJuly 1536
Lights on the water.
They held their place all night.
No land is charted here.
02 · The Islands
Three volcanic islands on the equator.
Every terrace built by hand.
No record of their builders.
03 · The First City80 CE
The city sank beneath Apollo Bay.
It still stands to its third storey.
Its people had left through the mountain.
04 · The Revival1858
The ruins were raised.
A Victorian city rose around them.
Inside Mount Vesta, a round door.
Aureum
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