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@¶&$*:-^¨¨ TAINARON IS A BUILDING OWNED AND ¨¨^-:*$&¶@
#@¶&$*:-^¨ OPERATED BY AMATA TEXNOLOGIYASI PLACED ¨^-:*$&¶@#
@¶&$*:-^¨¨ CLOSED TO THE HARBOR IN MALMÖ. IT'S ¨¨^-:*$&¶@
¶&$*:-^¨¨¨ ROUGHLY SIXTY FLOORS HIGH (REAL NUMBER ¨¨¨^-:*$&¶
&$*:-^¨¨¨¨ UNKNOWN), DARK BLUE AND COMPLETELY ¨¨¨¨^-:*$&
¶&$*:-^¨¨¨ RECTANGULAR. IT FEATURES NO SIGNS, ¨¨¨^-:*$&¶
@¶&$*:-^¨¨ LIGHTS, OR ORNAMENTS, APART FROM A ¨¨^-:*$&¶@
#@¶&$*:-^¨ HELIPAD ON TOP. MOST FLOORS HAVE ¨^-:*$&¶@#
@¶&$*:-^¨¨ EXTERIOR WALLS COMPLETELY MADE OF GLASS. ¨¨^-:*$&¶@
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&$*:-^¨¨¨¨ IN LATE EVENINGS, SHROUDED BY MALMö'S ¨¨¨¨^-:*$&
¶&$*:-^¨¨¨ SIGNATURE FOG ROLLING IN FROM THE SEA, ¨¨¨^-:*$&¶
@¶&$*:-^¨¨ THE BUILDING COMES TO LIFE: IT MOVES ON ¨¨^-:*$&¶@
#@¶&$*:-^¨ A THOUSAND ROBOTIC LEGS TO ANOTHER ¨^-:*$&¶@#
@¶&$*:-^¨¨ (SECRET) PART OF TOWN, OR PERHAPS OUT ¨¨^-:*$&¶@
¶&$*:-^¨¨¨ TO SEA. THIS SIGNALS A NEW AND MORE ¨¨¨^-:*$&¶
&$*:-^¨¨¨¨ VISCIOUS PHASE OF THE TAINARON ¨¨¨¨^-:*$&
¶&$*:-^¨¨¨ ECOSYSTEM. ¨¨¨^-:*$&¶
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#@¶&$*:-^¨ THE GUESTS ARRIVING DURING THE EARLY ¨^-:*$&¶@#
@¶&$*:-^¨¨ EVENING ARE TREATED TO FOOD AND DRINK, ¨¨^-:*$&¶@
¶&$*:-^¨¨¨ LIVE MUSIC, BEATUTIFUL VIEWS, AND A ¨¨¨^-:*$&¶
&$*:-^¨¨¨¨ COMFORTABLE BUT MAZE-LIKE INTERIOR ¨¨¨¨^-:*$&
¶&$*:-^¨¨¨ STRUCTURE (THE BUILDING FEATURES A ¨¨¨^-:*$&¶
@¶&$*:-^¨¨ MULTITUDE OF STAIRWELLS AND ELEVATORS, ¨¨^-:*$&¶@
#@¶&$*:-^¨ PLACED SEEMINGLY AT RANDOM, NONE GOING ¨^-:*$&¶@#
@¶&$*:-^¨¨ FURTHER THAN A FEW FLOORS). ¨¨^-:*$&¶@
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&$*:-^¨¨¨¨ AS TIME GOES ON, THE LIGHTS SLOWLY DIM, ¨¨¨¨^-:*$&
¶&$*:-^¨¨¨ UNTIL THE AIR INSIDE HAS TAKEN ON THE ¨¨¨^-:*$&¶
@¶&$*:-^¨¨ SAME QUALITY AS THE SURROUNDING MIST: ¨¨^-:*$&¶@
#@¶&$*:-^¨ BLUE-GRAY, SPRINKLED WITH THE SMALL RED ¨^-:*$&¶@#
@¶&$*:-^¨¨ DOT'S BY DOOR LOCKS AND CONTROL PANELS. ¨¨^-:*$&¶@
¶&$*:-^¨¨¨ IF YOU WOULD LOOK THROUGH THE WINDOWS ¨¨¨^-:*$&¶
&$*:-^¨¨¨¨ YOU WOULD SEE THE MIST ROLLING BY, AND ¨¨¨¨^-:*$&
¶&$*:-^¨¨¨ PERHAPS THE OUTLINE OF SOME OTHER ¨¨¨^-:*$&¶
@¶&$*:-^¨¨ BUILDING, FAR BELOW. ¨¨^-:*$&¶@
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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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#@¶&$*:-^¨ IN MY DREAM I AM INVITED AS A FRIEND OF ¨^-:*$&¶@#
@¶&$*:-^¨¨ ONE OF THE SERVERS, AND THUS SAFE. WE ¨¨^-:*$&¶@
¶&$*:-^¨¨¨ SIT IN ONE OF THE LARGE WINDOWS, ¨¨¨^-:*$&¶
&$*:-^¨¨¨¨ LOOKING THROUGH THE MIST FOR ANY ¨¨¨¨^-:*$&
¶&$*:-^¨¨¨ LANDMARKS TO PIERCE THROUGH THE MIST. ¨¨¨^-:*$&¶
@¶&$*:-^¨¨ SHE TELLS ME THAT APART FROM COMING AND ¨¨^-:*$&¶@
#@¶&$*:-^¨ GOING FROM WORK, SHE'S NEVER SEEN THE ¨^-:*$&¶@#
@¶&$*:-^¨¨ BUILDING FROM THE OUTSIDE. WE BOTH SIGH. ¨¨^-:*$&¶@
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&$*:-^¨¨¨¨ THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC ¨¨¨¨^-:*$&
¶&$*:-^¨¨¨ DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE. ¨¨¨^-:*$&¶
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