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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  # $%†~-.....
......-~†% #  remove.  establishments  use  neon  # %†~-......
.......-~† # signs  as  an accent  to  the  dark. # †~-.......
........-~ #        there's   a   casino.         # ~-........
.......-~† #    there's    an   internet cafe.    # †~-.......
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.....-~†%$ # 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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