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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 .:»†§%¤@##
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###¤%§†»:. AS TIME GOES ON, THE LIGHTS SLOWLY DIM, .:»†§%¤###
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¤§§§§§†»:. 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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¤%†::..... 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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