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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 ¶ ##$*=«^...
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.^«=*$#### #  the right  plateau hosts a lush and # ####$*=«^.
..^«=*$### # shaded garden which  morphs  into  a # ###$*=«^..
...^«=*$## ¶  terrace  overlooking  the  sea  and ¶ ##$*=«^...
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......^«=* #   to  the  left  the  houses  climb  # *=«^......
.......^«= ¶ similarly but  a lot of tunnels and  ¶ =«^.......
......^«=* ¶  halls  have  been  dug  from  the   ¶ *=«^......
.....^«=*$ #   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   ¶ ##$*=«^...
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