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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. £§£*;~:...
..:~;*£§£# #£§£*;~:..
.:~;*£§£## 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. :.........
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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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