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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. ...-==^¤@@
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¤^==-..... 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. ....-==^¤@
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@¤^==-.... 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. ...-==^¤@@
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##@@¤^==-. 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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