&&&¨¨&¨&¨¨ ¨¨¨&&¨&¨&¨
&¨&&¨¨¨¨&¨ ¨¨¨&&¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨& &¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨
¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨ ¨&¨&¨&&¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨
¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨
¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨ &¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&
&¨¨¨¨¨&¨&& ¨&¨¨¨¨¨&¨&
&&¨¨¨¨¨¨&& ¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨&
¨&&¨¨¨¨¨&¨ &¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨&