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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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