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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. ¨¨¨,~~***#
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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). ¨¨¨¨¨¨~*##
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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. ¨,~^**####
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##*~~¨¨¨¨¨ 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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