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###¤$*^~-. ¤ buildings, towers in the "golden ¤ .-~^*$¤###
¤*^~-..... ¤ bay" (everything made of sandstone). ¤ .....-~^*¤
#¤***~-... # five particular houses fourty # ...-~***¤#
¤$^----... # stories tall, hundred meters apart, # ...----^$¤
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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 # ......-~*¤
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###¤$*^~-. # similarly but a lot of tunnels and # .-~^*$¤###
##¤*~--... # 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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##$*~-.... # snouts and big ears. all space is # ....-~*$##
¤$$$**^~-. ¤ shared (few rooms have locks or ¤ .-~^**$$$¤
#$^^~---.. ¤ even doors). interior design is ¤ ..---~^^$#
####¤*^~-. # mostly art nouveau and made # .-~^*¤####
####$*^~-. # out of copper. # .-~^*$####
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