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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. #*=*-^....
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......^-*= THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE  PUBLIC =*-^......
.......^-*      DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE.     *-^.......
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