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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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##%$$$:~,.                   ~~~~~                  .,~:$$$%##
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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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