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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 ¶ #¶§&**~^..
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