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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. ..,;=§§@##
###@§§=;,. .,;=§§@###
##@§§=;,.. 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. .......,;=
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,......... THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC .........,
;,........ DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE. ........,;
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