¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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