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