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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. ¨¨¨,«:†*&#
&*†:«,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,«:†*&
*†:«,¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨,«:†*&
#&*†:«,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,«:†*&#
##&*†:«,¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«:
†:«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«:†
*†:«,¨¨¨¨¨ ««««« ¨¨¨¨¨,«:†*
&*†:«,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,«:†*&
#&*†:«,¨¨¨ 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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