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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. ¨¨^=:%§###
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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