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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 ,,,,###,,,
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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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