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