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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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