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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). .......†@&
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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. .....†@&&¶
#@¶&@*†~.. 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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