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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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