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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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