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¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨ RECTANGULAR. IT FEATURES NO SIGNS, #¨¨¨¨¨¨###
#¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨ LIGHTS, OR ORNAMENTS, APART FROM A ¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨#
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¨##¨¨¨¨¨#¨ EXTERIOR WALLS COMPLETELY MADE OF GLASS. ¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨#
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¨¨¨###¨¨¨¨ SIGNATURE FOG ROLLING IN FROM THE SEA, ¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨
¨¨¨#¨##¨¨¨ THE BUILDING COMES TO LIFE: IT MOVES ON #¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨#¨##¨ (SECRET) PART OF TOWN, OR PERHAPS OUT ¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨#
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¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨# ECOSYSTEM. #¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨ LIVE MUSIC, BEATUTIFUL VIEWS, AND A ¨¨###¨¨¨¨#
#¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨ COMFORTABLE BUT MAZE-LIKE INTERIOR ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨¨
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¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨# MULTITUDE OF STAIRWELLS AND ELEVATORS, ¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨
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#¨##¨¨¨¨#¨ SAME QUALITY AS THE SURROUNDING MIST: ¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨
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¨¨#¨##¨¨¨¨ DOT'S BY DOOR LOCKS AND CONTROL PANELS. ¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨
¨¨¨¨###¨¨¨ IF YOU WOULD LOOK THROUGH THE WINDOWS ¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨
¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨ YOU WOULD SEE THE MIST ROLLING BY, AND #¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨#
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¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨ SHUT OFF, PREVENTING ENTRY OR EXIT FOR ¨¨¨#¨##¨¨#
#¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨ THE GUESTS. FOOD IS NO LONGER SERVED, ¨¨¨¨¨###¨¨
¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨ BUT THE DRINKS BECOME MORE EXTRAVAGANT. ¨¨¨¨¨#¨##¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨ IT'S AT THIS POINT THAT THE SECOND SET #¨¨¨¨¨¨###
#¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨# OF GUEST ARRIVES, VIA HELICOPTER - ¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨#
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