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