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#@@§%$=«^¨ OPERATED BY AMATA TEXNOLOGIYASI PLACED ¨^«=$%§@@#
#@@§%$=«^¨ CLOSED TO THE HARBOR IN MALMÖ. IT'S ¨^«=$%§@@#
§§%$$$=«^¨ ROUGHLY SIXTY FLOORS HIGH (REAL NUMBER ¨^«=$$$%§§
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##@§%$=«^¨ EXTERIOR WALLS COMPLETELY MADE OF GLASS. ¨^«=$%§@##
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#@@§%$=«^¨ A THOUSAND ROBOTIC LEGS TO ANOTHER ¨^«=$%§@@#
##@@§%=«^¨ (SECRET) PART OF TOWN, OR PERHAPS OUT ¨^«=%§@@##
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#@@§%$=«^¨ VISCIOUS PHASE OF THE TAINARON ¨^«=$%§@@#
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##@§%$=«^¨ COMFORTABLE BUT MAZE-LIKE INTERIOR ¨^«=$%§@##
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#@@§%$=«^¨ PERHAPS THE OUTLINE OF SOME OTHER ¨^«=$%§@@#
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