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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, ...:-=%&§#
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###§&%=-:. 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). ....:-=%&§
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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. ..:-=%&§##
#§&%=-:... ...:-=%&§#
§&%=-:.... THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC ....:-=%&§
&%=-:..... DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE. .....:-=%&
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