¨~~†*&#@ @##&&*†~~¨
¨~~†*&@# #@#&&*†~~¨
¨~~†*&@@ @@#&&*†~~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~*@ @#&*~¨¨¨¨¨
¨~~†*&&&&@ @&&&&*†~~¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~† 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. &&††~~¨¨¨¨
¨~~†*&@# #@#&&*†~~¨
¨~~†*&&@## ##@&&*†~~¨
¨¨¨~~~*&&& &&&*~~~¨¨¨
¨~~†*&@# #@#&&*†~~¨
¨~~†*&## ###&&*†~~¨