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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, ,,:~\$#¶##
#¶#$\~:,,, PLACED SEEMINGLY AT RANDOM, NONE GOING ,,,:~\$#¶#
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¶#$\~:,,,, 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 ,,,,,:~\$#
¶#$\~:,,,, OF GUEST ARRIVES, VIA HELICOPTER - ,,,,:~\$#¶
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¶#$\~:,,,, 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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