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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.        # ..-:**§###
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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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