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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  ¶ ¨¨~~-§§§##
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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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