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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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