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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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