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¶¶¶#%*^«~, #  buildings, towers in  the  "golden  # ,~«^*%#¶¶¶
¶¶#%**^«~, # bay" (everything made of sandstone). # ,~«^**%#¶¶
##%%^^~,,, ¶   five  particular   houses  fourty  ¶ ,,,~^^%%##
##¶#%*^«~, ¶  stories tall, hundred meters apart, ¶ ,~«^*%#¶##
##¶#%*^«~, #   in   a   slight   arc   inwards.   # ,~«^*%#¶##
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##¶#%*^«~, ¶ between two mountains; to the right  ¶ ,~«^*%#¶##
¶%^«««,,,, ¶  and left  the city climbs quickly.  ¶ ,,,,«««^%¶
##¶#%*^«~, # the right  plateau hosts a lush  and # ,~«^*%#¶##
##¶#%*^«~, #  shaded  garden which morphs into  a # ,~«^*%#¶##
##¶#%*^«~, ¶  terrace  overlooking  the  sea and  ¶ ,~«^*%#¶##
##*«~~,,,, ¶             the    buildings.        ¶ ,,,,~~«*##
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###¶#*^«~, #  to   the  left  the  houses  climb  # ,~«^*#¶###
#%^~~,,,,, ¶ similarly but a lot of  tunnels  and ¶ ,,,,,~~^%#
##¶#%*^«~, ¶   halls  have  been  dug  from  the  ¶ ,~«^*%#¶##
##¶#%*^«~, #   mountain.  some   houses   stand   # ,~«^*%#¶##
###¶#%^«~, # completely "inside". because of cave # ,~«^%#¶###
¶%*««~~,,, ¶  conditions the  lower  floors here  ¶ ,,,~~««*%¶
##¶#%*^«~, ¶ are covered  in dark algae that the  ¶ ,~«^*%#¶##
###*^«,,,, #  city  long ago  stopped  trying to  # ,,,,«^*###
##¶#%*^«~, #  remove.  establishments  use  neon  # ,~«^*%#¶##
####%*^«~, ¶ signs  as  an accent  to the  dark.  ¶ ,~«^*%####
¶¶¶#%*^«~, ¶        there's   a   casino.         ¶ ,~«^*%#¶¶¶
¶#%**^«,,, #    there's    an   internet cafe.    # ,,,«^**%#¶
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###%^«,,,, ¶ most people living here  have  long  ¶ ,,,,«^%###
¶%%^~,,,,, ¶ snouts  and big  ears. all  space is ¶ ,,,,,~^%%¶
##%^~,,,,, #  shared (few  rooms  have  locks or  # ,,,,,~^%##
###¶#*^«~, #  even doors).  interior  design  is  # ,~«^*#¶###
#****«,,,, ¶   mostly   art nouveau   and  made   ¶ ,,,,«****#
¶#%%%*^«~, ¶         out     of    copper.        ¶ ,~«^*%%%#¶
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