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¨&&¨&¨&&¨& &¨&¨&&&&¨&
¨¨&¨&¨¨&¨& &¨&¨¨&&&¨&
¨&&¨&¨&&¨& 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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