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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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