In a waterless Athens, at the junction of an abused river with a forgotten underground channel—at the point where the Kifisos meets the Hadrian Aqueduct—a Wanderer encounters people who were closely connected to the Aqueduct, together and each in their own way, throughout its long history. The Potter, the Engineer, the Laborer, and the Refugee recognize in the Wanderer their “chosen one.” Only he can retrieve from oblivion the monumental work that continues to function on its