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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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