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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. ¨¨¨--;;;*§
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨-~;*§
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§**†~~-¨¨¨ 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. ¨-~~~~;†§@
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##@§*†;~-¨ 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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@@@§*†;~-¨ ~~~~~ ¨-~;†*§@@@
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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. ¨-~;†*§@@@
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@@*†;~~-¨¨ THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC ¨¨-~~;†*@@
#@@§*†;~-¨ DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE. ¨-~;†*§@@#
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