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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. ...--/§%@¶
@%§/--.... ....--/§%@
%§/--..... 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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