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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. ¨¨¨¨-»=###
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####*=†»-¨ 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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