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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 .........^
»^........ FURTHER THAN A FEW FLOORS). ........^»
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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. ....^»*=%&
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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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