¨¨¨¨&&&&&¨ ¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨&
¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨&¨ ¨&&¨¨¨¨¨&&
¨¨&&¨¨¨&&& &¨&¨¨¨¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨¨&¨¨¨ &&&¨¨¨&&&&
&&&&¨&&¨¨¨ ¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨&
¨¨¨&&¨&¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨&
¨¨¨&&¨&¨¨¨ ¨&&¨&&¨¨&¨
¨¨&¨&&&¨¨& &¨&&¨&¨&&¨
¨&&&¨¨&¨&¨ &&¨&&&&¨&¨
&¨¨&¨&&&&& ¨&&¨¨¨&&&¨
&¨&&&¨¨¨¨& &¨&¨¨&¨¨&&