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##£#§*:--¨ 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 ¨¨--:*§#£#
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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 ¨--:*§#£##
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#§*:--¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨--:*§#£
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#§*:--¨¨¨¨ OF GUEST ARRIVES, VIA HELICOPTER - ¨¨¨¨--:*§#
§*:--¨¨¨¨¨ AMATA TEXNOLOGIYASI AND THEIR FRIENDS. ¨¨¨¨¨--:*§
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#§*:--¨¨¨¨ 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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