They saw a woman running at night

through an unknown city;

she was seen from behind, with long hair,

and she was naked.

They dreamed of pursuing her.

As they twisted and turned, each of

them lost her. After the dream

they set out in search of that city;

they never found it, but they found

one another; they decided to build

a city like the one in the dream. In

laying out the streets, each followed

the course of his pursuit; at the

spot where they had lost the

fugitive's trail, they arranged spaces

and walls differently from the dream,

so she would be unable to escape

again. (cities+desire5)"