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Could Air-Breathing Mermaids Colonize Atlantis?

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I rediscovered this article recently and loved all the creative answers on how a mermaid might build underwater.

This, for me, brought to mind Atlantis, the kingdom that sank into the sea. I've seen some media where Mermaid kingdoms were called Atlantis, and it's given me an idea. What if some mermaids came upon a sunken city, then added onto it?

How could a race of air-breathing mermaids retrofit Atlantis to live comfortably?

I'm assuming this city would have Ancient Greek architecture, since the story originated with Plato. I chose air breathing mermaids because I think this is an interesting engineering challenge. My big theory is that they would need to get lots of water out of different spaces to make somewhere to breathe, and somehow keep it circulating. But I'm sure there are a lot more difficulties.

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