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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 ¶ %††~:.....
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...:~††%#¶ # 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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