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@@@.@.@@.. THE SKYSCRAPER THAT MOVES @@...@..@.
@..@@@@.@. @.@..@@.@@
.@.@...@@@ 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. ...@...@.@
.@...@...@ ...@@..@@@
@@@..@@..@ 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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