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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. .,~†*@¤###
¤@*~~,.... ....,~~*@¤
####¤*†~,. ~~~~~ .,~†*¤####
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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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