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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. ~.........
........~= IF YOU  WOULD  LOOK THROUGH THE  WINDOWS =~........
.......~== YOU WOULD  SEE THE MIST ROLLING  BY, AND ==~.......
......~==% 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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.......~== THE NEXT DAY I  AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC ==~.......
......~==%      DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE.     %==~......
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