@*^-,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,-^*@
@@*^-,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,-^*@@
#@@*^-,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,-^*@@#
##@@*^-,¨¨ ¨¨,-^*@@##
###@@*^-,¨ ¨,-^*@@###
##@@*^-,¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-
^-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-^
*^-,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,-^*