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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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