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@@@¤%†:«:. OPERATED BY AMATA TEXNOLOGIYASI PLACED .:«:†%¤@@@
##@¤%†:«:. CLOSED TO THE HARBOR IN MALMÖ. IT'S .:«:†%¤@##
@@¤¤%†:«:. ROUGHLY SIXTY FLOORS HIGH (REAL NUMBER .:«:†%¤¤@@
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#@@¤%†:«:. IN LATE EVENINGS, SHROUDED BY MALMö'S .:«:†%¤@@#
#@@¤%†:«:. SIGNATURE FOG ROLLING IN FROM THE SEA, .:«:†%¤@@#
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@%:«...... A THOUSAND ROBOTIC LEGS TO ANOTHER ......«:%@
#@@¤%†:«:. (SECRET) PART OF TOWN, OR PERHAPS OUT .:«:†%¤@@#
@@@¤%†:«:. TO SEA. THIS SIGNALS A NEW AND MORE .:«:†%¤@@@
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#@@¤%†:«:. THE GUESTS ARRIVING DURING THE EARLY .:«:†%¤@@#
@@@¤%†:«:. EVENING ARE TREATED TO FOOD AND DRINK, .:«:†%¤@@@
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#@@¤%†:«:. COMFORTABLE BUT MAZE-LIKE INTERIOR .:«:†%¤@@#
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