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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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