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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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