##@%%^~:..                                          ..:~^%%@##
###@%%^~:.                                          .:~^%%@###
##@%%^~:..                                          ..:~^%%@##
#@%%^~:...                                          ...:~^%%@#
##@%%^~:..                                          ..:~^%%@##
###@%%^~:.         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.      ..:~^%%@##
#@%%^~:...                                          ...:~^%%@#
##@%%^~:..                                          ..:~^%%@##
###@%%^~:.                                          .:~^%%@###
##@%%^~:..                                          ..:~^%%@##
#@%%^~:...                                          ...:~^%%@#