¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--
†--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨--†^
$^†--¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨--†^$
§$^†--¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨--†^$§
#§$^†--¨¨¨ ¨¨¨--†^$§#
##§$^†--¨¨ ¨¨--†^$§##
###§$^†--¨ ¨--†^$§###