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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. ¨¨-~†%&¤@#
@¤&%†~-¨¨¨ ¨¨¨-~†%&¤@
¤&%†~-¨¨¨¨ ~~~~~ ¨¨¨¨-~†%&¤
&%†~-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-~†%&
%†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~
†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†
%†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†%
&%†~-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-~†%&