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In the writings of [[H.P. Lovecraft]], '''R'lyeh''' is a sunken city deep under the [[Pacific Ocean]] where the evil godlike being [[Cthulhu]] resides. R'lyeh is characterized by an architecture based on [[non-Euclidean geometry]].
In the writings of [[H.P. Lovecraft]], '''R'lyeh''' is a sunken city deep under the [[Pacific Ocean]] where the evil godlike being [[Cthulhu]] resides. R'lyeh is characterized by an architecture based on [[non-Euclidean geometry]].


In Lovecraft's fictional "Cthulhu cults", the most ubiquitous liturgical phrase is "Phnglui Mgwlnafh Chthulhu Rlyeh Wgahnagl Fhtagn" -- "In sunken R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu lies dreaming."
In Lovecraft's fictional "Cthulhu cults", the most ubiquitous liturgical phrase is "Phnglui Mgwlnafh Chthulhu Rlyeh Wgahnagl Fhtagn" -- "In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming."

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In the writings of H.P. Lovecraft, R'lyeh is a sunken city deep under the Pacific Ocean where the evil godlike being Cthulhu resides. R'lyeh is characterized by an architecture based on non-Euclidean geometry.

In Lovecraft's fictional "Cthulhu cults", the most ubiquitous liturgical phrase is "Phnglui Mgwlnafh Chthulhu Rlyeh Wgahnagl Fhtagn" -- "In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming."