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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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