.&...&&..& ..&..&&...
...&...... ........&&
.&...&&&&& &&&&&&&...
...&..&&&. &&&&&&..&&
.&.....&.. &&&&&.....
...&&&.... 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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