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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 ....^«**§@
@@@§$*/«^. ECOSYSTEM. .^«/*$§@@@
@@@§$*/«^. .^«/*$§@@@
§§§**««... 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, .....^«**§
@@§§$*/«^. BUT THE DRINKS BECOME MORE EXTRAVAGANT. .^«/*$§§@@
§§$$*/^... IT'S AT THIS POINT THAT THE SECOND SET ...^/*$$§§
§$*«...... OF GUEST ARRIVES, VIA HELICOPTER - ......«*$§
@@$$$*/«^. AMATA TEXNOLOGIYASI AND THEIR FRIENDS. .^«/*$$$@@
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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 .....^/**§
#@@§$*/«^. BUILDING FROM THE OUTSIDE. WE BOTH SIGH. .^«/*$§@@#
§§***««... ...««***§§
@@$**«.... THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC ....«**$@@
@§$/«..... DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE. .....«/$§@
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