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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 ,--~~~~%%¤
¤%%:~,,,,, 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. ,,---~%%%¶
#@¶¤%%:~-, ,-~:%%¤¶@#
¶%%::--,,, 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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