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