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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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