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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 ,,,,,,,«*%
$%*«,,,,,, SIGNATURE  FOG ROLLING IN FROM  THE SEA, ,,,,,,«*%$
#$%*«,,,,, THE BUILDING COMES TO LIFE:  IT MOVES ON ,,,,,«*%$#
##$%*«,,,, A  THOUSAND  ROBOTIC   LEGS  TO  ANOTHER ,,,,«*%$##
@##$%*«,,, (SECRET)  PART OF TOWN, OR  PERHAPS  OUT ,,,«*%$##@
#@##$%*«,, TO SEA.  THIS  SIGNALS  A  NEW AND  MORE ,,«*%$##@#
##@##$%*«,      VISCIOUS PHASE OF THE TAINARON      ,«*%$##@##
#@##$%*«,,                ECOSYSTEM.                ,,«*%$##@#
@##$%*«,,,                                          ,,,«*%$##@
##$%*«,,,, THE GUESTS  ARRIVING  DURING  THE  EARLY ,,,,«*%$##
#$%*«,,,,, EVENING ARE  TREATED TO FOOD AND  DRINK, ,,,,,«*%$#
$%*«,,,,,, LIVE  MUSIC,  BEATUTIFUL  VIEWS,  AND  A ,,,,,,«*%$
%*«,,,,,,,    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).        ,,,,,,,«*%
$%*«,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,«*%$
#$%*«,,,,, AS TIME GOES ON,  THE LIGHTS SLOWLY DIM, ,,,,,«*%$#
##$%*«,,,, UNTIL  THE  AIR INSIDE  HAS TAKEN ON THE ,,,,«*%$##
@##$%*«,,, SAME  QUALITY  AS  THE SURROUNDING MIST: ,,,«*%$##@
#@##$%*«,, BLUE-GRAY, SPRINKLED  WITH THE SMALL RED ,,«*%$##@#
##@##$%*«, DOT'S BY DOOR LOCKS AND  CONTROL PANELS. ,«*%$##@##
#@##$%*«,, IF  YOU WOULD LOOK THROUGH  THE  WINDOWS ,,«*%$##@#
@##$%*«,,, YOU WOULD  SEE THE MIST ROLLING  BY, AND ,,,«*%$##@
##$%*«,,,, PERHAPS  THE  OUTLINE  OF   SOME   OTHER ,,,,«*%$##
#$%*«,,,,,           BUILDING, FAR BELOW.           ,,,,,«*%$#
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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. ,,,,,,,,,«
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%*«,,,,,,, THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO  THE PUBLIC ,,,,,,,«*%
$%*«,,,,,,      DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE.     ,,,,,,«*%$
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