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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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