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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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