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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 ...^«$$§§@
§§§§::«... STRUCTURE (THE BUILDING FEATURES A ...«::§§§§
@@@§§$:«^. MULTITUDE OF STAIRWELLS AND ELEVATORS, .^«:$§§@@@
##@@§$:«^. PLACED SEEMINGLY AT RANDOM, NONE GOING .^«:$§@@##
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##@§§$:«^. AS TIME GOES ON, THE LIGHTS SLOWLY DIM, .^«:$§§@##
##@§§$:«^. UNTIL THE AIR INSIDE HAS TAKEN ON THE .^«:$§§@##
@@@§§$:«^. SAME QUALITY AS THE SURROUNDING MIST: .^«:$§§@@@
@§§:««^... BLUE-GRAY, SPRINKLED WITH THE SMALL RED ...^««:§§@
##@@§$:«^. DOT'S BY DOOR LOCKS AND CONTROL PANELS. .^«:$§@@##
@§$$:«^... 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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