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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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