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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. ..........
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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).       ##&%$\«~..
...~«\$%&#                                          #&%$\«~...
....~«\$%& AS TIME GOES ON,  THE LIGHTS SLOWLY DIM, &%$\«~....
.....~«\$% UNTIL  THE AIR  INSIDE HAS TAKEN  ON THE %$\«~.....
......~«\$ SAME  QUALITY  AS  THE SURROUNDING MIST: $\«~......
.......~«\ BLUE-GRAY,  SPRINKLED WITH THE SMALL RED \«~.......
........~« DOT'S BY  DOOR LOCKS AND CONTROL PANELS. «~........
.........~ IF  YOU  WOULD  LOOK THROUGH THE WINDOWS ~.........
.......... YOU WOULD SEE THE MIST  ROLLING  BY, AND ..........
.......... PERHAPS  THE  OUTLINE  OF   SOME   OTHER ..........
..........           BUILDING, FAR BELOW.           ..........
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.......... DURING THE  NIGHT,  AFTER  TAINARON  HAS ..........
.......... STARTED  MOVING,  THE LOWER  FLOORS  ARE ..........
.......... SHUT OFF, PREVENTING ENTRY OR  EXIT  FOR ..........
.......... THE GUESTS. FOOD  IS NO  LONGER  SERVED, ..........
.......... BUT THE DRINKS  BECOME MORE EXTRAVAGANT. ..........
.........~ IT'S AT  THIS POINT THAT THE  SECOND SET ~.........
........~« OF   GUEST  ARRIVES,  VIA  HELICOPTER  - «~........
.......~«\  AMATA TEXNOLOGIYASI AND THEIR FRIENDS.  \«~.......
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.....~«\$%                  «««««                   %$\«~.....
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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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