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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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