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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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