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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). .&&...&.&&
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&&.......& 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. .&.&&...&.
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..&.&&.... 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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