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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. */~-......
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........-~ 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. @£*/~-....
...-~/*£@¶ ¶@£*/~-...
..-~/*£@¶# THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC #¶@£*/~-..
.-~/*£@¶## DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE. ##¶@£*/~-.
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