@@¤=~~,,,, ,,,,~~=¤@@
@*=~~~,,,, ,,,,~~~=*@
#@@@¤*=~,, ,,~=*¤@@@#
@*===,,,,, ,,,,,===*@
##¤¤*=~~,, ,,~~=*¤¤##
###@¤*=~,, 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. ,,,,,~=*@@
###@¤*=~,, ,,~=*¤@###
@@@@¤*=~,, ,,~=*¤@@@@
#@¤**~~,,, ,,,~~**¤@#
#@@¤¤*=~,, ,,~=*¤¤@@#
#@*~~~,,,, ,,,,~~~*@#