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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. .:==*%####
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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, .:==*%%%
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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. .:==*%##
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###&%*==:. YOU WOULD SEE THE MIST ROLLING BY, AND .:==*%##
###&%*==:. PERHAPS THE OUTLINE OF SOME OTHER .:==*%##
###&%*==:. BUILDING, FAR BELOW. .:==*%##
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#&&%**==:. 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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&%%*==:::. SIT IN ONE OF THE LARGE WINDOWS, .:::==*%%&
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###&%*==:. 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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