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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).       ##@$%^~...
....~^%$@#                                          #@$%^~....
.....~^%$@ 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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