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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). ..@...@...
....@..... @..@...@..
.....@.... 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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