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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. &.&&....&.
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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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