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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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^«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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