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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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