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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. ##¶&%*/«^.
.^«/**%%&¶ ¶&%%**/«^.
......««*& ««««« &*««......
.^«/*%&¶## ##¶&%*/«^.
.^«/*%&¶¶¶ 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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