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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. .........^
~^........ ........^~
=~^....... 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. ......^~=%
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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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