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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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