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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. ......~*@#
####@**~:. .:~**@####
####@**~:. 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. ....:***@#
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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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