¨¨¨¨¨¨-=†^ ^†=-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-=†^@ @^†=-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-=†^@# #@^†=-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-=†^@#¶ ¶#@^†=-¨¨¨
¨¨-=†^@#¶# #¶#@^†=-¨¨
¨-=†^@#¶## 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. =-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-= =-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=† †=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨