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