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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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