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@@@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨
@¨@@¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨
@¨@@¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨
¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨¨ @¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨
¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨ ¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@
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¨@¨¨@¨@@¨¨ @¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨