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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 =~,.......
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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. £¤£*=~,...
..,~=*£¤£# #£¤£*=~,..
.,~=*£¤£## 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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