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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.   @ ¨.....«^^@
###@%^*«.¨ @                                      @ ¨.«*^%@###
###@%^*«.¨ # 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.    @ ¨.«*^%@###
##%**«¨¨¨¨ @                                      @ ¨¨¨¨«**%##
###@%^*«.¨ # 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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