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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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.,~†§$§### # between two  mountains; to the right # ###§$§†~,.
.,~†§$§### # and left  the  city climbs quickly.  # ###§$§†~,.
.,~†§$§### § the  right plateau hosts a lush  and § ###§$§†~,.
.,~†§$§§§§ § shaded garden  which morphs  into  a § §§§§$§†~,.
.,~††§$$$# #  terrace  overlooking  the  sea and  # #$$$§††~,.
.,~†§§§§§# #             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  # §§†,......
.....,†§$§ § shared  (few  rooms  have  locks  or § §$§†,.....
.,~†§$§### §  even  doors).  interior  design  is § ###§$§†~,.
.,~†§$§### #   mostly   art nouveau   and   made  # ###§$§†~,.
.....,~§§§ #         out    of     copper.        # §§§~,.....
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