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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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