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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 ,,,,,,,,~*
~,,,,,,,,, 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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