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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. ¨^~;*#¶@##
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#@¶#&*;~^¨ 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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