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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. .~~^%%##@#
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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). ..~~^%%##@
#@##%%^~~. .~~^%%##@#
@##%%^~~.. 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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#@##%%^~~. ~~~~~ .~~^%%##@#
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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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