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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. #@¤%*:-^..
.^-:*%¤@## ##@¤%*:-^.
..^-:*%¤@# 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. ¤%*:-^....
.....^-:*% %*:-^.....
......^-:* 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. #@¤%*:-^..
.^-:*%¤@## ##@¤%*:-^.
..^-:*%¤@# THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC #@¤%*:-^..
...^-:*%¤@ DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE. @¤%*:-^...
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