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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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