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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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