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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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@@$$»..... THE GUESTS ARRIVING DURING THE EARLY .....»$$@@
##@¶@$/»~. EVENING ARE TREATED TO FOOD AND DRINK, .~»/$@¶@##
#@¶@%$/»~. LIVE MUSIC, BEATUTIFUL VIEWS, AND A .~»/$%@¶@#
#@¶@%$/»~. COMFORTABLE BUT MAZE-LIKE INTERIOR .~»/$%@¶@#
@@$»~..... STRUCTURE (THE BUILDING FEATURES A .....~»$@@
@%$$$».... MULTITUDE OF STAIRWELLS AND ELEVATORS, ....»$$$%@
##@¶%$/»~. PLACED SEEMINGLY AT RANDOM, NONE GOING .~»/$%¶@##
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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 ...»»//%@¶
@@¶@%$/»~. DOT'S BY DOOR LOCKS AND CONTROL PANELS. .~»/$%@¶@@
@@%$///»~. IF YOU WOULD LOOK THROUGH THE WINDOWS .~»///$%@@
#@¶@%$/»~. YOU WOULD SEE THE MIST ROLLING BY, AND .~»/$%@¶@#
@$»~...... PERHAPS THE OUTLINE OF SOME OTHER ......~»$@
#@¶@%$/»~. BUILDING, FAR BELOW. .~»/$%@¶@#
#@¶@%$/»~. .~»/$%@¶@#
#@¶@%$/»~. DURING THE NIGHT, AFTER TAINARON HAS .~»/$%@¶@#
#@¶@%$/»~. STARTED MOVING, THE LOWER FLOORS ARE .~»/$%@¶@#
@¶%/»~.... 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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