,,,,,,,,~$ $~,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,~$ $~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~$& THE SKYSCRAPER THAT MOVES &$~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~$&§ §&$~,,,,,,
,,,,,~$&§# 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. &$~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~$ $~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE. ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~$ $~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~$& &$~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~$&§ §&$~,,,,,,
,,,,,~$&§# #§&$~,,,,,