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¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§
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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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¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨§§¨
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