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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. .....^*@@#
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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. .....«**@@
#**^...... ......^**#
##*«««.... 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. .^«**@#@##
#@**^..... .....^**@#
@@@#@**«^. 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. .^«***@###
##@#@**«^. .^«**@#@##
#@***««^^. THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC .^^««***@#
##@#@**«^. DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE. .^«**@#@##
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