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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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