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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. @@¤£†=~-..
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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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