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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. *†/~^.....
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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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