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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. &¨&¨&¨&&¨&
¨&¨&&¨&&¨& &¨&¨&¨¨&¨&
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¨&¨&&¨&&¨& &¨&¨&¨¨&¨&
¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨& 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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