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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 ,,,,,~%¤##
#¤¤¤$%=~~, EVENING ARE TREATED TO FOOD AND DRINK, ,~~=%$¤¤¤#
#¤$%~~,,,, LIVE MUSIC, BEATUTIFUL VIEWS, AND A ,,,,~~%$¤#
###¤$%=~~, COMFORTABLE BUT MAZE-LIKE INTERIOR ,~~=%$¤###
#$%==~~~~, STRUCTURE (THE BUILDING FEATURES A ,~~~~==%$#
#$$%=~~,,, MULTITUDE OF STAIRWELLS AND ELEVATORS, ,,,~~=%$$#
#$$%=~,,,, PLACED SEEMINGLY AT RANDOM, NONE GOING ,,,,~=%$$#
###¤$%=~~, FURTHER THAN A FEW FLOORS). ,~~=%$¤###
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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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