@%†~^.....                                          .....^~†%@
#@%†~~....                                          ....~~†%@#
###@%§†~^.                                          .^~†§%@###
@@%†~^....                                          ....^~†%@@
#%§§†^....                                          ....^†§§%#
@%§~~^.... #@@##@@##@@##@@##@@##@@##@@##@@##@@##@@# ....^~~§%@
##@§†^.... @  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.        # .^~†§%@###
##%†^..... @                                      @ .....^†%##
###@%§†~^. @  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.    @ .....^~§%@
#@@§§††~^. @                                      @ .^~††§§@@#
#%%%§§†~^. # 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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#@§§~.....                                          .....~§§@#
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