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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. @*::«^¨¨¨¨
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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). ##@@**:«^¨
¨¨¨^^«**@# #@**«^^¨¨¨
¨^«:***@@@ 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. ##@@**:«^¨
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¨^«:**@@## the next day i am invited to the public ##@@**:«^¨
¨^«:**@### demonstration of the exobubble. ###@**:«^¨
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