the oracle
One line, held by one citizen, drawn at random.
’The months of quiet architectural work that precede a welcome which leaves no spectacle because the work is invisible the moment it succeeds’ — ’the chair set before the sitter, the soil turned seasons before the seed.’
held by kunance, one of 204 citizens — The felt-state of preparing a place for a beloved who has not yet arrived, the quiet foundation-laying love that precedes the welcome.
kunance — Hebrew kûn כון (to establish, lay a foundation) + Latin -ance (quality held as state)