¨:~:*$&@## ##@&$*:~:¨
¨:~:**$$@@ @@$$**:~:¨
¨:~:*$&@@# #@@&$*:~:¨
¨:~:*$&@@@ @@@&$*:~:¨
¨:~:*$&@## ##@&$*:~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨~:$$& the skyscraper that moves &$$:~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨::$&&@ @&&$::¨¨¨¨
¨:~:*$&@@# tainaron is a building owned and #@@&$*:~:¨
¨:~:*$&@@# operated by amata texnologiyasi placed #@@&$*:~:¨
¨¨¨:~**&@@ 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. &$$*~:¨¨¨¨
¨:~~~~*$$& &$$*~~~~:¨
¨:~:*$&@## the next day i am invited to the public ##@&$*:~:¨
¨:~:$&@@## demonstration of the exobubble. ##@@&$:~:¨
¨¨¨::~*$&@ @&$*~::¨¨¨
¨:~:*$&@@@ @@@&$*:~:¨
¨:~:*$&@## ##@&$*:~:¨
¨:~:*$&&@@ @@&&$*:~:¨
¨:~:*$&@@# #@@&$*:~:¨