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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. ¨-==%%#¶##
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