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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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