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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). @..@...@@.
@.@@@@@@.. .@.@@..@.@
.@@.....@. 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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