Text complete: she adjusted her course for rome , that king of human cities . beneath its majestic domes and spires it was rotting from the roots , its catacombs and cellars a snug home to multitudes of dim snags . these were the ones faeries had never taken the trouble to capture because they were no more dangerous than dogs . such creatures dwelt in the dark places wherever there were humans , living off garbage and unwary cats and the occasional stray child , but few cities were as infested with them as
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