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#@£&$%:-:. OPERATED BY AMATA TEXNOLOGIYASI PLACED .:-:%$&£@#
@£&$%:-:.. CLOSED TO THE HARBOR IN MALMÖ. IT'S ..:-:%$&£@
£&$%:-:... ROUGHLY SIXTY FLOORS HIGH (REAL NUMBER ...:-:%$&£
&$%:-:.... UNKNOWN), DARK BLUE AND COMPLETELY ....:-:%$&
$%:-:..... RECTANGULAR. IT FEATURES NO SIGNS, .....:-:%$
%:-:...... 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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£&$%:-:... THE GUESTS ARRIVING DURING THE EARLY ...:-:%$&£
@£&$%:-:.. EVENING ARE TREATED TO FOOD AND DRINK, ..:-:%$&£@
#@£&$%:-:. LIVE MUSIC, BEATUTIFUL VIEWS, AND A .:-:%$&£@#
@£&$%:-:.. COMFORTABLE BUT MAZE-LIKE INTERIOR ..:-:%$&£@
£&$%:-:... STRUCTURE (THE BUILDING FEATURES A ...:-:%$&£
&$%:-:.... MULTITUDE OF STAIRWELLS AND ELEVATORS, ....:-:%$&
$%:-:..... PLACED SEEMINGLY AT RANDOM, NONE GOING .....:-:%$
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&$%:-:.... AS TIME GOES ON, THE LIGHTS SLOWLY DIM, ....:-:%$&
£&$%:-:... UNTIL THE AIR INSIDE HAS TAKEN ON THE ...:-:%$&£
@£&$%:-:.. SAME QUALITY AS THE SURROUNDING MIST: ..:-:%$&£@
#@£&$%:-:. BLUE-GRAY, SPRINKLED WITH THE SMALL RED .:-:%$&£@#
@£&$%:-:.. DOT'S BY DOOR LOCKS AND CONTROL PANELS. ..:-:%$&£@
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&$%:-:.... YOU WOULD SEE THE MIST ROLLING BY, AND ....:-:%$&
$%:-:..... PERHAPS THE OUTLINE OF SOME OTHER .....:-:%$
%:-:...... 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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#@£&$%:-:. SIT IN ONE OF THE LARGE WINDOWS, .:-:%$&£@#
@£&$%:-:.. LOOKING THROUGH THE MIST FOR ANY ..:-:%$&£@
£&$%:-:... LANDMARKS TO PIERCE THROUGH THE MIST. ...:-:%$&£
&$%:-:.... SHE TELLS ME THAT APART FROM COMING AND ....:-:%$&
$%:-:..... GOING FROM WORK, SHE'S NEVER SEEN THE .....:-:%$
%:-:...... 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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