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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 ##@%%*~:¨¨
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¨¨:~*%%@## 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 ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 @%%*~:¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~* DURING THE NIGHT, AFTER TAINARON HAS *~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨:~*% THE GUESTS. FOOD IS NO LONGER SERVED, %*~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨:~*% SIT IN ONE OF THE LARGE WINDOWS, %*~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~ LANDMARKS TO PIERCE THROUGH THE MIST. ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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