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On The Marquee · Release 47 · Week of April 13, 2026

Bioluminescent Spire

by Martin Nebelong · Kling 3.0

An eight-minute drift through bioluminescent ruins. Diffusion light catches columns no architect drew.

Elo 1,870▲ +6 this weekNew #1
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Bioluminescent Spire
Kling 3.0@martin-nebelong

Bioluminescent Spire

Martin Nebelong

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01Martin Nebelong1,743▲ +902Javi Lopez1,660—03Fabian Stelzer1,641▲ +804Dave Clark1,616▲ +3105Karen X. Cheng1,609▲ +8

#1 Martin Nebelong · Elo 1,743 · computed from 12 ranked works

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