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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 ..^-;%&§£#
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#£§&%;-^.. 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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