###¤&%^~-. .-~^%&¤###
#@#¤&%^~-. .-~^%&¤#@#
¤&^~~..... .....~~^&¤
¤¤¤¤&%^~-. .-~^%&¤¤¤¤
@¤¤¤&%^~-. .-~^%&¤¤¤@
@¤%%~~~~-. 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. ....~~%#
#¤%^-..... .....-^%¤#
#@#¤&%^~-. .-~^%&¤#@#
##&^^~.... ....~^^#
##@#¤%^~-. .-~^%¤#@##
@@#¤&%^~-. .-~^%&¤#@@