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¨¨¨¨¨~^^&& 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 #@£&§^*~,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~^^&& BLUE-GRAY, SPRINKLED WITH THE SMALL RED &&^^~¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~*^§&£@# DOT'S BY DOOR LOCKS AND CONTROL PANELS. #@£&§^*~,¨
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¨,~*^§&£@# PERHAPS THE OUTLINE OF SOME OTHER #@£&§^*~,¨
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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. #@£&§^*~,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,~^&& SIT IN ONE OF THE LARGE WINDOWS, &&^~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~*^&£@## LOOKING THROUGH THE MIST FOR ANY ##@£&^*~,¨
¨¨¨¨,*§&&@ LANDMARKS TO PIERCE THROUGH THE MIST. @&&§*,¨¨¨¨
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