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###&¤**~~. ¶ 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. ¶ .~~**¤¤¤¤¶
¶¤*****~~. & 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 & .~~**¤&¶##
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##¶&¤**~~. ¶ MOSTLY ART NOUVEAU AND MADE ¶ .~~**¤&¶##
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