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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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