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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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