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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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