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