........&& .&.......&
.&&&&&&..& ...&&&&&..
..&&&&.... .&..&&&..&
...&&..&&. .....&....
&&........ &&&&...&&&
&..&&&&&&. 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. &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&
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&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&