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###§£$^~.¨ §  buildings,  towers in  the "golden  § ¨.~^$£§###
##§£$^~.¨¨ § bay" (everything made of sandstone). § ¨¨.~^$£§##
#§£$^~.¨¨¨ #  five   particular   houses  fourty  # ¨¨¨.~^$£§#
§£$^~.¨¨¨¨ # stories tall, hundred  meters apart, # ¨¨¨¨.~^$£§
£$^~.¨¨¨¨¨ §   in   a   slight   arc   inwards.   § ¨¨¨¨¨.~^$£
$^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ §                                      § ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^$
^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #  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.         # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ §                                      § ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ §  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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