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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. &&...&.&&.
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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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