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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. ...~~~//*&
@@#&$*/~~. IT'S AT THIS POINT THAT THE SECOND SET .~~/*$@@
&$$/~~~... OF GUEST ARRIVES, VIA HELICOPTER - ...~~~/$$&
@@#&$*/~~. AMATA TEXNOLOGIYASI AND THEIR FRIENDS. .~~/*$@@
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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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