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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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