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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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