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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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