Happiness is Possible (2012)
“And that’s right, because it has arteries, organs and nerves. The arrangement of a city, like that of all living things, is inconceivably complex. It breathes, feeds, produces waste – and therefore it really is a creature of nature. But if that is so, then a city cannot, as some assert, be a creation of human genius, even cumulatively. Firstly, man is not capable of creating anything natural and, secondly, there is no such thing as cumulative genius. There are only various different institution...s and organisations, which themselves do not always know how they function.
True, they do say that a certain genius, although not of the cumulative kind, once used to live in Moscow. He was a unique specialist on sewerage networks, a sorcerer and magician of his trade. In some incredible manner he could sense waste pipes under the ground, even the ones that weren’t shown on any plans or diagrams. No one ever started digging a foundation pit in Moscow without consulting with him first.MoreLess
True, they do say that a certain genius, although not of the cumulative kind, once used to live in Moscow. He was a unique specialist on sewerage networks, a sorcerer and magician of his trade. In some incredible manner he could sense waste pipes under the ground, even the ones that weren’t shown on any plans or diagrams. No one ever started digging a foundation pit in Moscow without consulting with him first.MoreLess
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