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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. ,,-«\**¤#@
#@#¤**\«-, ,-«\**¤#@#
@#¤**\«-,, 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. ,,,,-«\**¤
#¤**\«-,,, ,,,-«\**¤#
@#¤**\«-,, 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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