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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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