bᵻsˌaɪdz ɪts ˈɛpɪk lˈɛŋθ ænd ðə kˌæɾɐklˈɪsmɪk ᵻvˈɛnts dᵻpˈɪktᵻd ɪnðə stˈoːɹi, "nɛkɹˈɑːpəliz" wʌzɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ tˈɜːnɪŋ pˈɔɪnt ɪnðə lˈɔŋɹˈʌnɪŋ dᵻmˈɑːkɹəsi stˈoːɹi ˈɑːɹk ðæt hæd bɪɡˈʌn fˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz ˈɜːlɪɚ, ænd wˌɪtʃ nˈaʊ kəntˈɪnjuːd ɪn ɐ nˈuː dᵻɹˈɛkʃən.
Besides its epic length and the cataclysmic events depicted in the story, "Necropolis" was a major turning point in the long-running Democracy story arc that had begun four years earlier, and which now continued in a new direction.