...&...... ..&&&&&..&
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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. ..&&&&&&&&
....&..&&& ...&&&&&&&
.&&.....&& 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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