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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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