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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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