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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. ..,~^^£¤@#
@¤£^^~,... IT'S AT THIS POINT THAT THE SECOND SET ...,~^^£¤@
¤£^^~,.... OF GUEST ARRIVES, VIA HELICOPTER - ....,~^^£¤
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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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