"Step into the shadows of an otherworldy metropolis, where the darkness is eternal and the silence is broken only by the whispers of the wind. This is the forsaken city on the night side of a tidally locked planet, orbiting a distant star. The planet's companion, a massive gas giant, hangs in the sky, its faint light barely penetrating the city's perpetual shadow. The city's skyline is dominated by towering structures of iridescent crystal, their spires reaching towards the starless sky. These buildings, defying the laws of gravity, have floating balconies and delicate bridges connecting them, all adorned with bioluminescent symbols that pulse softly, like the heartbeat of a long-forgotten civilization. Beneath these majestic structures, the streets are a labyrinth of crumbled pathways, blanketed in dust and dotted with glowing alien fungi. These fungi, the only source of light at ground level, cast an eerie, greenish glow that illuminates the remnants of a once-thriving culture. As you walk through the empty plazas, your footsteps echo in the vast emptiness, a stark reminder of your solitary presence in this abandoned world. The air is cold and still, carrying a metallic tang that hints at the city's industrial past. Within the buildings, you find massive, dormant machines and control rooms where lights flicker sporadically, as if the city's power source still clings to life. In some chambers, ancient technology projects ghostly images of the city's former inhabitants, their alien forms and movements a haunting reminder of the life that once filled these halls. The city's scale is overwhelming; each building stands thousands of feet tall, and the plazas are so vast that they could have held millions of beings. Now, they stand empty, a testament to the mysteries of time and the impermanence of civilization. As you explore, the sense of being a transient visitor in this timeless place weighs heavily upon you. The city, with its enigmatic history and unknown fate, beckons you to uncover its secrets, but the darkness and silence serve as constant reminders of the futility of such quests.

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