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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      ¨¨¨,~~^%§@
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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. ¨,,~^%£££§
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§£%~¨¨¨¨¨¨ YOU  WOULD  SEE THE MIST ROLLING BY, AND ¨¨¨¨¨¨~%£§
##@§£%^~,¨ PERHAPS   THE  OUTLINE  OF   SOME  OTHER ¨,~^%£§@##
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##@§£%^~,¨ 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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