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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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#@&$†;--¨¨                                          ¨¨--;†$&@#
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