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.&&.&&.&&. & buildings, towers in the "golden & &&..&..&.&
..&..&..&. & bay" (everything made of sandstone). & .&.&&.&&.&
.&&.&&.&&. ¶ five particular houses fourty ¶ &&..&..&.&
..&..&..&. ¶ stories tall, hundred meters apart, ¶ .&.&&.&&.&
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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 ¶ &&..&..&.&
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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. ¶ .&.&&.&&.&
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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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