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.&&.....&& THE SKYSCRAPER THAT MOVES ....&&&..&
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.&.&&..... TAINARON IS A BUILDING OWNED AND &.....&&&.
...&&&.... OPERATED BY AMATA TEXNOLOGIYASI PLACED .&....&.&&
&..&.&&... CLOSED TO THE HARBOR IN MALMÖ. IT'S ..&.....&&
&&...&&&.. ROUGHLY SIXTY FLOORS HIGH (REAL NUMBER &..&....&.
&&&..&.&&. UNKNOWN), DARK BLUE AND COMPLETELY .&..&.....
&.&&...&&& RECTANGULAR. IT FEATURES NO SIGNS, ..&..&....
..&&&..&.& LIGHTS, OR ORNAMENTS, APART FROM A ...&..&...
..&.&&...& HELIPAD ON TOP. MOST FLOORS HAVE ....&..&..
....&&&..& EXTERIOR WALLS COMPLETELY MADE OF GLASS. &....&..&.
....&.&&.. .&....&..&
&.....&&&. IN LATE EVENINGS, SHROUDED BY MALMö'S ..&....&..
.&....&.&& SIGNATURE FOG ROLLING IN FROM THE SEA, ...&....&.
..&.....&& THE BUILDING COMES TO LIFE: IT MOVES ON &...&....&
&..&....&. A THOUSAND ROBOTIC LEGS TO ANOTHER .&...&....
.&..&..... (SECRET) PART OF TOWN, OR PERHAPS OUT ..&...&...
..&..&.... TO SEA. THIS SIGNALS A NEW AND MORE &..&...&..
...&..&... VISCIOUS PHASE OF THE TAINARON &&..&...&.
....&..&.. ECOSYSTEM. &&&..&...&
&....&..&. &.&&..&...
.&....&..& THE GUESTS ARRIVING DURING THE EARLY ..&&&..&..
..&....&.. EVENING ARE TREATED TO FOOD AND DRINK, ..&.&&..&.
...&....&. LIVE MUSIC, BEATUTIFUL VIEWS, AND A &...&&&..&
&...&....& COMFORTABLE BUT MAZE-LIKE INTERIOR &&..&.&&..
.&...&.... STRUCTURE (THE BUILDING FEATURES A .&&...&&&.
..&...&... MULTITUDE OF STAIRWELLS AND ELEVATORS, .&&&..&.&&
&..&...&.. PLACED SEEMINGLY AT RANDOM, NONE GOING .&.&&...&&
&&..&...&. FURTHER THAN A FEW FLOORS). ...&&&..&.
&&&..&...& &..&.&&...
&.&&..&... AS TIME GOES ON, THE LIGHTS SLOWLY DIM, &&...&&&..
..&&&..&.. UNTIL THE AIR INSIDE HAS TAKEN ON THE &&&..&.&&.
..&.&&..&. SAME QUALITY AS THE SURROUNDING MIST: &.&&...&&&
&...&&&..& BLUE-GRAY, SPRINKLED WITH THE SMALL RED ..&&&..&.&
&&..&.&&.. DOT'S BY DOOR LOCKS AND CONTROL PANELS. ..&.&&...&
.&&...&&&. IF YOU WOULD LOOK THROUGH THE WINDOWS ....&&&..&
.&&&..&.&& YOU WOULD SEE THE MIST ROLLING BY, AND &...&.&&..
.&.&&...&& PERHAPS THE OUTLINE OF SOME OTHER &&....&&&.
...&&&..&. BUILDING, FAR BELOW. .&&...&.&&
&..&.&&... .&&&....&&
&&...&&&.. DURING THE NIGHT, AFTER TAINARON HAS .&.&&...&.
&&&..&.&&. STARTED MOVING, THE LOWER FLOORS ARE ...&&&....
&.&&...&&& SHUT OFF, PREVENTING ENTRY OR EXIT FOR &..&.&&...
..&&&..&.& THE GUESTS. FOOD IS NO LONGER SERVED, &&...&&&..
..&.&&...& BUT THE DRINKS BECOME MORE EXTRAVAGANT. &&&..&.&&.
....&&&..& IT'S AT THIS POINT THAT THE SECOND SET &.&&...&&&
&...&.&&.. OF GUEST ARRIVES, VIA HELICOPTER - ..&&&..&.&
&&....&&&. AMATA TEXNOLOGIYASI AND THEIR FRIENDS. ..&.&&...&
.&&...&.&& ....&&&..&
.&&&....&& ~~~~~ ....&.&&..
.&.&&...&. &.....&&&.
...&&&.... IN MY DREAM I AM INVITED AS A FRIEND OF &&....&.&&
&..&.&&... ONE OF THE SERVERS, AND THUS SAFE. WE .&&.....&&
&&...&&&.. SIT IN ONE OF THE LARGE WINDOWS, .&&&....&.
&&&..&.&&. LOOKING THROUGH THE MIST FOR ANY .&.&&.....
&.&&...&&& LANDMARKS TO PIERCE THROUGH THE MIST. ...&&&....
..&&&..&.& SHE TELLS ME THAT APART FROM COMING AND &..&.&&...
..&.&&...& GOING FROM WORK, SHE'S NEVER SEEN THE &&...&&&..
....&&&..& BUILDING FROM THE OUTSIDE. WE BOTH SIGH. &&&..&.&&.
....&.&&.. &.&&...&&&
&.....&&&. THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC ..&&&..&.&
&&....&.&& DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE. ..&.&&...&
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