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