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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. ##££*;=^..
...^=;*££# #££*;=^...
....^=;*££ 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). ##££*;=^..
.^=;*££### ###££*;=^.
..^=;*££## 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. #££*;=^...
..^=;*££## ##££*;=^..
.^=;*££### ===== ###££*;=^.
..^=;*££## ##££*;=^..
...^=;*££# 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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