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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, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~*
$*~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ PLACED SEEMINGLY AT RANDOM, NONE GOING ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~*$
%$*~,¨¨¨¨¨ FURTHER THAN A FEW FLOORS). ¨¨¨¨¨,~*$%
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~*
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
*~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~*
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