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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.        ¶ ##¶§&**~^.
..^~**&§¶# §                                      § #¶§&**~^..
...^~**&§¶ §  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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