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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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