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