§%~....... .......~%§
###§%%/~.. ..~/%%§###
#§%%%~.... ....~%%%§#
§%%//~.... ....~//%%§
#%/....... ......./%#
###§%%/~.. 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. ..~/%%§###
#§%//~.... ....~//%§#
#§%%/..... ...../%%§#
###§%%/~.. ..~/%%§###
###§%%/~.. ..~/%%§###
###§%%/~.. ..~/%%§###