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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. ^-~.......
........~- -~........
.........~ 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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