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