Beta Builder: Mumbai in the Metaverse
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Slumdog Millionaire meets Ready Player One!
A brilliant architect from Dharavi envisions a radical new design for Mumbai.
But when every architecture firm rejects this slum dog, he enters a virtual fantasy world to build out his dreams.
Even as his real-life money runs out, he must quickly learn the rules of this new world and battle powerful online rivals.
Because at stake is a prize.
A prize that could catapult our hero and his family out of poverty . . . out of the slums. . . .
And gift him the chance to transform the city he loves.
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