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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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