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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. .....«*@@¶
##@¶@**«^. .^«**@¶@##
#@¶@***«^. 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). .^«*****¶@
#@¶@***«^. .^«***@¶@#
#@¶@***«^. 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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