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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. ...:«\*£#£
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#£#£*\«:.. 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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