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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~†%
£%†~^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^~†%£
@£%†~^¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨^~†%£@##
#@£%†~^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^~†%£@#
@£%†~^¨¨¨¨ the next day i am invited  to the public ¨¨¨¨^~†%£@
£%†~^¨¨¨¨¨      demonstration of the exobubble.     ¨¨¨¨¨^~†%£
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