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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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