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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). .......^~:
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$%:~^..... AS TIME GOES ON, THE LIGHTS SLOWLY DIM, .....^~:%$
£$%:~^.... UNTIL THE AIR INSIDE HAS TAKEN ON THE ....^~:%$£
££$%:~^... SAME QUALITY AS THE SURROUNDING MIST: ...^~:%$££
#££$%:~^.. BLUE-GRAY, SPRINKLED WITH THE SMALL RED ..^~:%$££#
##££$%:~^. DOT'S BY DOOR LOCKS AND CONTROL PANELS. .^~:%$££##
#££$%:~^.. IF YOU WOULD LOOK THROUGH THE WINDOWS ..^~:%$££#
££$%:~^... YOU WOULD SEE THE MIST ROLLING BY, AND ...^~:%$££
£$%:~^.... PERHAPS THE OUTLINE OF SOME OTHER ....^~:%$£
$%:~^..... BUILDING, FAR BELOW. .....^~:%$
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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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£$%:~^.... IN MY DREAM I AM INVITED AS A FRIEND OF ....^~:%$£
££$%:~^... ONE OF THE SERVERS, AND THUS SAFE. WE ...^~:%$££
#££$%:~^.. SIT IN ONE OF THE LARGE WINDOWS, ..^~:%$££#
##££$%:~^. LOOKING THROUGH THE MIST FOR ANY .^~:%$££##
#££$%:~^.. LANDMARKS TO PIERCE THROUGH THE MIST. ..^~:%$££#
££$%:~^... SHE TELLS ME THAT APART FROM COMING AND ...^~:%$££
£$%:~^.... GOING FROM WORK, SHE'S NEVER SEEN THE ....^~:%$£
$%:~^..... BUILDING FROM THE OUTSIDE. WE BOTH SIGH. .....^~:%$
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:~^....... THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC .......^~:
~^........ DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE. ........^~
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