&.....&... .&........
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&..&..&..& .&..&&&&..
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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. ..&&..&&..
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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. &&....&&..
&&&&&&&&&& &..&&....&
&&&&&&&&&& »»»»» ......&&..
.&&&&&&&&& .&&&&.....
..&&&&&&&& 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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