The subterranean system of telephone cables, power lines, steam pipes, gas mains and sewer pipes is reason enough to abandon the island to the gods and the weevils.

• 每次在人行道上切开大口，这些吵闹的外科医生般的施工人员便将神经般交错纠结在一起的管道电线展露在人们面前，令人难以置信。