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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. .&..&....&
&...&&&... ..&..&....
.&..&.&&.. 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. ...&....&&
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&&&....&.. 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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