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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. ...&&.....
&&&&..&&&& &&....&&&&
&&&....&&& 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. ....&&&&&&
.....&&..& &&&..&&&&.
&&&&...... ««««« &&....&&..
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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. .....&&&&.
..&&..&&.. &&&&..&&..
&........& THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC .&&......&
..&&&&&&.. DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE. ....&&&&..
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