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....^«/%$& THE SKYSCRAPER THAT MOVES &$%/«^....
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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. &$%/«^....
.....^«/%$ 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. #@&$%/«^..
.^«/%$&@## ##@&$%/«^.
..^«/%$&@# THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC #@&$%/«^..
...^«/%$&@ DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE. @&$%/«^...
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