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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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