ðɪs wʌz æz ɐ θɹˈiːjˈɪɹ pˈɪlɡɹɪmɪdʒ tʊ ˈænsɚ ðə kwˈɛstʃən "wˌʌt wɜː ðə kˈɑːmən stˈoːɹiz, ðə ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzəbəl ʃˈɔːɹthændz, ðɪ ˈɪnstənt ɐbstɹˈækʃənz, ðə ʃˈɛɹd ˈaʊtlaɪnz ʌv stˈoːɹi ænd kˈæɹɪktɚ wɪð wˌɪtʃ ɐn ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ɡɹˈuːp kʊd wˈɜːk?"
This was as a three-year 'pilgrimage' to answer the question "What were the common stories, the recognizable shorthands, the instant abstractions, the shared outlines of story and character with which an international group could work?"