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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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