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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. ¨@@¨¨@¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ ¨¨@¨@@¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ ¨@@¨¨@¨@¨@
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