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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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...~==£#£@ # shaded  garden which  morphs into a  # @£#£==~...
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......~==£ £ 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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.....~==£# £  snouts and big ears.  all space is  £ #£==~.....
....~==£#£ #  shared (few rooms  have  locks  or  # £#£==~....
...~==£#£@ #  even doors).  interior  design  is  # @£#£==~...
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