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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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^\»~...... ......~»\^
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»~........ ........~»