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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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