¨:=;%*@# #@#&*%;=:¨
¨:=;%*&@## ##@&*%;=:¨
¨¨¨¨¨==%%& &%%==¨¨¨¨¨
¨:=;%*@# #@#&*%;=:¨
¨:=;%*@# #@#&*%;=:¨
¨¨:::;;%*# 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. &*;;;::¨¨¨
¨:=;%*@# #@#&*%;=:¨
¨:=;%*## ###&*%;=:¨
¨:=;%*@# #@#&*%;=:¨
¨:=;%*&@## ##@&*%;=:¨
¨:=;%*&@## ##@&*%;=:¨