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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). ¨¨.~*=@@@#
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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. ¨.~*=@@@##
#@@@=*~.¨¨ ¨¨.~*=@@@#
@@@=*~.¨¨¨ ~~~~~ ¨¨¨.~*=@@@
@@=*~.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.~*=@@
@@@=*~.¨¨¨ 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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