~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~
*~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~*
**~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~**
%**~-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-~**%
¶%**~-¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨-~**%¶
@¶%**~-¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨