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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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