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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). ......&...
.....&.&&. .......&..
.......&&& 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. &.&&..&.&&
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&&...&&&.. ~~~~~ ..&.&&..&.
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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. .&.&&..&..
..&.&&..&. ...&&&..&.
....&&&... THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC &..&.&&..&
&...&.&&.. DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE. &&...&&&..
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