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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, ..::\§§§§¶
#@¶§*§\-:. PLACED SEEMINGLY AT RANDOM, NONE GOING .:-\§*§¶@#
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#@¶§*§\-:. 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 .:-\§*§¶@#
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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 - .:-\§*§¶¶¶
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##@¶§*§\:. 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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