*:=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=:*
:=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=:
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨,=:**&@#
##@&**:=,¨ ¨,=:**&@##
#@&**:=,¨¨ ¨¨,=:**&@#
@&**:=,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,=:**&@
&**:=,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,=:**&
**:=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=:**