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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. .@@@@@@.@@
...@.@.... @.....@@..
..@@@@.... 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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