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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. ,,,,,~;=@#
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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. ,,,,,,~;=@
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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. ,,,,,,,~;=
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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. ,,,,,,,~;=
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#@=;~,,,,, THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC ,,,,,~;=@#
##@=;~,,,, DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE. ,,,,~;=@##
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