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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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##@@$%*»~. IN LATE EVENINGS, SHROUDED BY MALMö'S .~»*%$@@##
###@$%*»~. SIGNATURE FOG ROLLING IN FROM THE SEA, .~»*%$@###
####@$%»~. THE BUILDING COMES TO LIFE: IT MOVES ON .~»%$@####
##@@$%*»~. A THOUSAND ROBOTIC LEGS TO ANOTHER .~»*%$@@##
###@$%*»~. (SECRET) PART OF TOWN, OR PERHAPS OUT .~»*%$@###
####$%*»~. TO SEA. THIS SIGNALS A NEW AND MORE .~»*%$####
###@$%*»~. VISCIOUS PHASE OF THE TAINARON .~»*%$@###
#@$****»~. ECOSYSTEM. .~»****$@#
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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, .~»****%@#
#@@@$%*»~. PLACED SEEMINGLY AT RANDOM, NONE GOING .~»*%$@@@#
##$%*»~~.. FURTHER THAN A FEW FLOORS). ..~~»*%$##
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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. .....~»*%@
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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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##@@$%*»~. THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC .~»*%$@@##
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