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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. .@@.@.@@..
.@@.@.@@.. @.@@@@.@..
@.@@@@.@.. ~~~~~ @@...@@@..
@@...@@@.. .@..@..@.@
.@..@..@.. 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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