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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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