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The world is a patchwork of gleaming metal megacities and desolate wastelands, shaped by centuries of technological expansion and environmental collapse. Towers rise in staggering heights, their neon lights slicing through the dense layers of smog that choke the lower levels. Cities are stratified vertically: the wealthiest live atop, basking in artificial sunlight from hovering skyports and rooftop gardens, while the lower levels—descending hundreds of floors into the bowels of the earth—are filled with decaying infrastructure and neglected streets. These subterranean levels become a chaotic mix of criminal syndicates, desperate citizens, and the forgotten remnants of pre-corporate society.