The launch of a new premium township this week promised residents a rooftop infinity pool, a temperature-controlled concierge lounge, an indoor forest, and a private observation deck. During the question session, a resident rose to inquire, with great courtesy, whether the taps might also produce water.
“The amenities are world-class,” the resident clarified, “and we are grateful. We would simply like to also receive water, on most days, at a pressure sufficient to reach the second tap. We understand this may be ambitious.”
Aspiration and supply
The institution has long studied the city’s singular gift for delivering the extraordinary while the ordinary remains in negotiation — the rooftop pool that gleams above a tower whose tankers arrive on a schedule known only to the tankers themselves.
“We were promised the sky. We are merely asking, additionally, for the ground floor.”— Resident, township launch
The developer assured the gathering that water was “very much part of the vision” and unveiled, to applause, a digital app through which residents could track the tanker’s approach in real time, much as one tracks a cab that may or may not arrive.
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