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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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