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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. ...-«†*&&#
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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. ...-«†*&&#
&&*†«-.... ....-«†*&&
&*†«-..... THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC .....-«†*&
*†«-...... DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE. ......-«†*
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