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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. ¨¨@¨¨@¨¨@¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@ ¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨@
@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨@¨@@¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨@@@¨ @¨¨¨¨¨¨@@@
@¨¨¨¨¨@¨@@ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨@@@¨
¨¨¨¨¨@¨@@¨ @¨¨¨¨¨@¨@@
@¨¨¨¨¨¨@@@ ««««« @@¨¨¨¨¨¨@@
@@¨¨¨¨¨@¨@ ¨@@¨¨¨¨¨@¨
@@@¨¨¨¨¨¨@ 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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¨@¨¨¨@@@¨¨ ¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨@¨¨@¨@@¨ ¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨