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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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¶#$~~,,,,, DURING THE NIGHT, AFTER TAINARON HAS ,,,,,~~$#¶
##¶#¤$;~~, STARTED MOVING, THE LOWER FLOORS ARE ,~~;$¤#¶##
#@¶#¤$;~~, SHUT OFF, PREVENTING ENTRY OR EXIT FOR ,~~;$¤#¶@#
##@#¤$;~~, THE GUESTS. FOOD IS NO LONGER SERVED, ,~~;$¤#@##
#@¶#¤$;~~, BUT THE DRINKS BECOME MORE EXTRAVAGANT. ,~~;$¤#¶@#
@¶¶#¤$;~~, IT'S AT THIS POINT THAT THE SECOND SET ,~~;$¤#¶¶@
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#@¶#¤$;~~, AMATA TEXNOLOGIYASI AND THEIR FRIENDS. ,~~;$¤#¶@#
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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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