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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.   # ¨####¨#¨##
¨#¨#¨¨##¨# #                                      # #¨¨¨####¨¨
####¨#¨### ¶ 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.        ¶ #¨¨¨¨###¨¨
¨¨¨¨##¨#¨¨ #                                      # #¨¨¨#¨¨#¨#
¨¨¨#¨###¨# #  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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