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##@&$=^~~. .~~^=$&@##
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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. .~~^=&@@##
#@@&$=^~~. .~~^=$&@@#
#@@&$=^~~. ~~~~~ .~~^=$&@@#
&$^^~..... .....~^^$&
#@@&$=^~~. IN MY DREAM I AM INVITED AS A FRIEND OF .~~^=$&@@#
@@$$^^~~~. ONE OF THE SERVERS, AND THUS SAFE. WE .~~~^^$$@@
@@@&$=^~~. SIT IN ONE OF THE LARGE WINDOWS, .~~^=$&@@@
@$^~~..... LOOKING THROUGH THE MIST FOR ANY .....~~^$@
@&&&$=^~~. LANDMARKS TO PIERCE THROUGH THE MIST. .~~^=$&&&@
##@@$=^~~. SHE TELLS ME THAT APART FROM COMING AND .~~^=$@@##
&&=^~..... 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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