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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 ......,~=%
$%=~,..... ROUGHLY SIXTY FLOORS HIGH (REAL NUMBER .....,~=%$
@$%=~,.... UNKNOWN), DARK BLUE AND COMPLETELY ....,~=%$@
#@$%=~,... RECTANGULAR. IT FEATURES NO SIGNS, ...,~=%$@#
##@$%=~,.. LIGHTS, OR ORNAMENTS, APART FROM A ..,~=%$@##
###@$%=~,. HELIPAD ON TOP. MOST FLOORS HAVE .,~=%$@###
##@$%=~,.. EXTERIOR WALLS COMPLETELY MADE OF GLASS. ..,~=%$@##
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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. .......,~=
%=~,...... ......,~=%
$%=~,..... THE GUESTS ARRIVING DURING THE EARLY .....,~=%$
@$%=~,.... EVENING ARE TREATED TO FOOD AND DRINK, ....,~=%$@
#@$%=~,... LIVE MUSIC, BEATUTIFUL VIEWS, AND A ...,~=%$@#
##@$%=~,.. COMFORTABLE BUT MAZE-LIKE INTERIOR ..,~=%$@##
###@$%=~,. STRUCTURE (THE BUILDING FEATURES A .,~=%$@###
##@$%=~,.. MULTITUDE OF STAIRWELLS AND ELEVATORS, ..,~=%$@##
#@$%=~,... PLACED SEEMINGLY AT RANDOM, NONE GOING ...,~=%$@#
@$%=~,.... FURTHER THAN A FEW FLOORS). ....,~=%$@
$%=~,..... .....,~=%$
%=~,...... 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 ......,~=%
$%=~,..... SIT IN ONE OF THE LARGE WINDOWS, .....,~=%$
@$%=~,.... LOOKING THROUGH THE MIST FOR ANY ....,~=%$@
#@$%=~,... LANDMARKS TO PIERCE THROUGH THE MIST. ...,~=%$@#
##@$%=~,.. SHE TELLS ME THAT APART FROM COMING AND ..,~=%$@##
###@$%=~,. GOING FROM WORK, SHE'S NEVER SEEN THE .,~=%$@###
##@$%=~,.. BUILDING FROM THE OUTSIDE. WE BOTH SIGH. ..,~=%$@##
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@$%=~,.... THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC ....,~=%$@
$%=~,..... DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE. .....,~=%$
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