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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. ¨¨¨:~*§§§#
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##§§§*\~:¨ THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC ¨:~\*§§§##
###§§*\~:¨ DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE. ¨:~\*§§###
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