§=\=:¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:=\=§
=\=:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=\=
\=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=\
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=\
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
\=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=\
=\=:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=\=