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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨»*¤¤
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¤*\\»»»¨¨¨ THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC ¨¨¨»»»\\*¤
#¤¤%%*\»:¨ DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE. ¨:»\*%%¤¤#
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