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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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