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..&....&.& THE SKYSCRAPER THAT MOVES .&...&...&
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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. ....&&&...
..&...&... ....&.&&..
...&...&.. 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). ..&..&....
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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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