....:«=^*@ @*^=«:....
.....:«=^* *^=«:.....
......:«=^ ^=«:......
.......:«= =«:.......
......:«=^ ^=«:......
.....:«=^* 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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