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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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