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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. § ~.........
.......... § § ..........
.......... # 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 # ##§%$\~~..
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..~~\$%§## § remove. establishments use neon § ##§%$\~~..
...~~\$%§# # 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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