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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. .....,-\*%
¤%*\-,.... ....,-\*%¤
@¤%*\-,... ----- ...,-\*%¤@
#@¤%*\-,.. ..,-\*%¤@#
##@¤%*\-,. 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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