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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. ,,,,,,,,^~
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*/~^,,,,,, 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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