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*^*~,..... THE SKYSCRAPER THAT MOVES .....,~*^*
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#£¤*^*~,.. 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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