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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. .......~»^
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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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