,,,~~/=%@# #@%=/~~,,,
,,~~/=%@#@ @#@%=/~~,,
,~~/=%@#@# #@#@%=/~~,
,,~~/=%@#@ @#@%=/~~,,
,,,~~/=%@# #@%=/~~,,,
,,,,~~/=%@ 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. %=/~~,,,,,
,,,,,,~~/= =/~~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~~/ /~~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~~/= =/~~,,,,,,
,,,,,~~/=% %=/~~,,,,,
,,,,~~/=%@ @%=/~~,,,,