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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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