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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. ..~~/%£§##
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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). ..~~/%£§##
#§£%/~~... ...~~/%£§#
§£%/~~.... 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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