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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. ##########
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########## THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC ##########
########## DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE. ##########
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