~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†
%†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†%
*%†~.¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†
%†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†%
*%†~.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.~†%*
@*%†~.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.~†%*@
@@*%†~.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.~†%*@@