¨:=:^%## ###&%^:=:¨
¨:=:^%&@@# #@@&%^:=:¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨=^& &^=¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨:=:^^%%&@ @&%%^^:=:¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=^%@ @%^=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨:=:^%&@## 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. @%%^::¨¨¨¨
¨:=:^%&@@@ @@@&%^:=:¨
¨:=:^%&@## ##@&%^:=:¨
¨:=:^%@### ###@%^:=:¨
¨¨¨¨:::^&& &&^:::¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:==:%& &%:==:¨¨¨¨