.&&..&&&&& ......&&&.
......&&&. &&&&&..&..
&&&&&..&.. .&&&.....&
&&&&...... ..&..&&&..
.&&..&&&&& &.....&...
......&&&. 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. &&&&&..&&&
&&&&&&.... &&&&....&&
&&&&&..&&& &&&..&&..&
&&&&....&& &&........
.&&..&&... &..&&&&&&.
........&& ....&&&&..