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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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