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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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