¨~=:$@@¶## ##¶@@$:=~¨
¨¨~=:$@@¶# #¶@@$:=~¨¨
¨¨¨~=:$@@¶ ¶@@$:=~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~=:$@@ @@$:=~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=:$@ @$:=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~=:$ 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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