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