¨¨¨~~~%& #&&%~~~¨¨¨
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¨.~*%§## ###&§%*~.¨
¨.~*%§## ###&§%*~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨~**§# #§**~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~%& THE SKYSCRAPER THAT MOVES &%~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~*%### ####&%*~.¨
¨¨¨¨..*%§& 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. ###&§%*~.¨
¨.~*%§## ###&§%*~.¨
¨.~*%§#### 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. #&%~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨..*%# ##&%*..¨¨¨
¨.~*%§## 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. &&&§%~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.*%§ #&§%*.¨¨¨¨
¨.~*%§## ~~~~~ ###&§%*~.¨
¨¨¨~*%§§&& &&§§%*~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~%%&& 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. ###&§%*~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~%%& &%%~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨...~%%§§# THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC #§§%%~...¨
¨.~*%§## DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE. ###&§%*~.¨
¨.~*%§&&&& &&&&§%*~.¨
¨.~*%§## ###&§%*~.¨
¨.~*%§#### ####§%*~.¨
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