,,,,,,,~*= =*~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~* *~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~*= =*~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~*=& &=*~,,,,,,
,,,,,~*=&£ £&=*~,,,,,
,,,,~*=&£# 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. ##£&=*~,,,
,,~*=&£### ###£&=*~,,
,,,~*=&£## ##£&=*~,,,
,,,,~*=&£# #£&=*~,,,,
,,,,,~*=&£ £&=*~,,,,,
,,,,,,~*=& &=*~,,,,,,