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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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