####@^\~~. .~~\^@####
###@@^\~~. .~~\^@@###
#@@@\~~~.. ..~~~\@@@#
#@@\~~.... ....~~\@@#
@@^~...... ......~^@@
###@@^\~~. 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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#@^~~~~... ...~~~~^@#