Though the day had come to an end, the city was vibrating with life. Late night shops, districts given over for commerce and revelry, bars and dancing halls, buskers playing music, theatres and plays gave cause for the very stones of the street to sing with life and to dance with energy. Restaurants, eateries and cafes, where the workers and their work masters mingled and conversed over lagers and teas. Tiny satellite townships on the same island replicated the city’s layout as they spread out across the island. Droplets rippled upon the water, echoes of their larger cousin.