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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. ,:»**%####
###@%**»:, ,:»**%@###
@%%*»,,,,, 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. ,,,,,,:**@
###@%**»:, ,:»**%@###
@**::,,,,, 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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