....==%@¤@ @¤@%==....
.....==%@¤ ¤@%==.....
......==%@ @%==......
.......==% %==.......
........== ==........
.......==% 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. @%==......
.....==%@¤ ¤@%==.....
....==%@¤@ @¤@%==....
...==%@¤@# #@¤@%==...
..==%@¤@## ##@¤@%==..
...==%@¤@# #@¤@%==...