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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). ~-,,,,,,,,
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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. -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-~ ~-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-~† ~~~~~ †~-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-~†* *†~-,,,,,,
,,,,,-~†*@ 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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