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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. ¨.=†%*#¶@#
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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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