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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 #¤*««««-¨¨
¨¨¨¨-«*$## MULTITUDE OF STAIRWELLS AND ELEVATORS, ##$*«-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-««*$¤ PLACED SEEMINGLY AT RANDOM, NONE GOING ¤$*««-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨«***¤ FURTHER THAN A FEW FLOORS). ¤***«¨¨¨¨¨
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¨-«**$¤### AS TIME GOES ON, THE LIGHTS SLOWLY DIM, ###¤$**«-¨
¨-«««**$## UNTIL THE AIR INSIDE HAS TAKEN ON THE ##$**«««-¨
¨-«**$¤### SAME QUALITY AS THE SURROUNDING MIST: ###¤$**«-¨
¨-«**$¤### BLUE-GRAY, SPRINKLED WITH THE SMALL RED ###¤$**«-¨
¨-«**$¤### DOT'S BY DOOR LOCKS AND CONTROL PANELS. ###¤$**«-¨
¨-«**$¤### IF YOU WOULD LOOK THROUGH THE WINDOWS ###¤$**«-¨
¨¨¨-«**$$# YOU WOULD SEE THE MIST ROLLING BY, AND #$$**«-¨¨¨
¨-«**$¤### PERHAPS THE OUTLINE OF SOME OTHER ###¤$**«-¨
¨-«**$¤### BUILDING, FAR BELOW. ###¤$**«-¨
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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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