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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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