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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. ....&.&&..
.&..&..&.. &.....&&&.
..&..&..&. 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. .....&.&&.
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&....&.&&. ««««« .......&.&
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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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