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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. ..........
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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. ##@#*=*-^.
..^-*=*#@# #@#*=*-^..
...^-*=*#@ 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. #@#*=*-^..
...^-*=*#@ @#*=*-^...
....^-*=*# 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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