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| The Thousand Spires || The City of a Hundred Spires / City of Dreaming Spires|| Prague / Oxford. | | The Thousand Spires || The City of a Hundred Spires / City of Dreaming Spires|| Prague / Oxford. | ||
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β | | The Graveyard of Kings || The Graveyard of Champions / City of Kings | + | | The Graveyard of Kings || The Graveyard of Champions / City of Kings || ''Graveyard'': Court 2 at Wimbledon, where former champions are often defeated (the playing environment is very different from Centre Court and Court One, which are larger and where games involving highly-ranked players are preferentially located). The comic was released one day after the 2017 Wimbledon Championships were finished. ''Kings'': Nickname of [[wikipedia:Lima|Lima, Peru]] and [[wikipedia:Palermo|Palermo, Sicily]]. The {{w|Valley of the Kings}} in Egypt is literally a graveyard of kings, namely the Pharaohs. |
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| Bloomtown || [[wikipedia: Boomtown|Boomtown]] || Generic term for a town undergoing rapid growth. Used in the 2002 TV series of the same name as a nickname for Los Angeles. Might also be referring to [[wikipedia:Bloom County|Bloom County]], a comic by [[wikipedia:Berkeley Breathed|Berkeley Breathed]], or Dublin, as the setting for Ulysses by James Joyce. Bloomtown also invokes an image of many flowers, so it could be a reference to a large garden, or a city known for its gardens or flowers. The [[wikipedia: Bloomsbury | Bloomsbury]] district of London is famous as a location for intellectuals and writers, and publishing houses. | | Bloomtown || [[wikipedia: Boomtown|Boomtown]] || Generic term for a town undergoing rapid growth. Used in the 2002 TV series of the same name as a nickname for Los Angeles. Might also be referring to [[wikipedia:Bloom County|Bloom County]], a comic by [[wikipedia:Berkeley Breathed|Berkeley Breathed]], or Dublin, as the setting for Ulysses by James Joyce. Bloomtown also invokes an image of many flowers, so it could be a reference to a large garden, or a city known for its gardens or flowers. The [[wikipedia: Bloomsbury | Bloomsbury]] district of London is famous as a location for intellectuals and writers, and publishing houses. |