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#@@§§§/~-. OPERATED BY AMATA TEXNOLOGIYASI PLACED .-~/§§§@@#
##¶@*§/~-. CLOSED TO THE HARBOR IN MALMÖ. IT'S .-~/§*@¶##
##¶@*§/~-. ROUGHLY SIXTY FLOORS HIGH (REAL NUMBER .-~/§*@¶##
#¶¶@*§/~-. UNKNOWN), DARK BLUE AND COMPLETELY .-~/§*@¶¶#
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##¶@*§/~-. 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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##¶@*§/~-. 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 .-~/§*@¶¶¶
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#@@@*§/~-. 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 .-~/§*@¶¶¶
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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 .-~/§*@¶##
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##¶@*§/~-. 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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