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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. ##@#%^;-~¨
¨~-;^^%#@@ @@#%^^;-~¨
¨¨¨~;;;^%@ 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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