"In Ersilia, to establish the relationships that sustain the city’s life, the inhabitants stretch strings from the corners of…

“In Ersilia, to establish the relationships that sustain the city’s life, the inhabitants stretch strings from the corners of the houses […}. When the strings become so numerous that you can no longer pass among them, the inhabitants leave: the houses are dismantled; only the strings and their supports remain.” –Italo Calvino , Invisible Cities