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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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