§@*;-,.... ....,-;*@§
@*;-,..... .....,-;*@
*;-,...... ......,-;*
;-,....... .......,-;
*;-,...... ......,-;*
@*;-,..... 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. .......,-;
*;-,...... ......,-;*
@*;-,..... 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. ......,-;*
@*;-,..... .....,-;*@
§@*;-,.... ----- ....,-;*@§
#§@*;-,... ...,-;*@§#
##§@*;-,.. 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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