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###¨¨#¨¨¨¨ ##¨¨#¨¨#¨¨
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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. ##########
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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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########## »»»»» ##########
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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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