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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. # ,.~:*¤¤###
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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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