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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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