¨¨&&¨¨&¨¨& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &&&&&&&&¨¨
&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&¨¨&
&&&&&&&&&¨ &&&&&&¨¨¨¨
¨&&&&&&&¨¨ ¨&&&&¨¨&&¨
¨¨&&&&&¨¨& 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. &&&&&&&&&&
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&&&&&&&&&& THE NEXT DAY I AM INVITED TO THE PUBLIC &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& DEMONSTRATION OF THE EXOBUBBLE. &&&&&&&&&&
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