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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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#&*\«-.... 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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