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