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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.        ¶ $*/~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~/* #    there's   an    internet cafe.    # */~:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~/ #                                      # /~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:~ ¶ most people  living here  have long  ¶ ~:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: ¶ snouts  and big ears. all  space is  ¶ :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:~ #  shared  (few  rooms have locks  or  # ~:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~/ #  even  doors).  interior  design is  # /~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:~/* ¶   mostly   art nouveau  and   made   ¶ */~:,,,,,,
,,,,,:~/*$ ¶         out    of    copper.         ¶ $*/~:,,,,,
,,,,:~/*$# ##¶¶##¶¶##¶¶##¶¶##¶¶¶¶##¶¶##¶¶##¶¶##¶¶## #$*/~:,,,,
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