Yes, that, but they also have something to do with Henrietta Dunhaven. In that Nathaniel Ravensworth settled this town right in the middle of intersecting lines. If you look at the lines and the city limits on a map, you'll find that they perfectly coincide. It creates this kind of [...] otherworldly magnetic energy. My personal belief is that this energy both attracts and maintains, meaning that it both brings us together and keeps us together. I think this energy is also responsible for coaxing these dormant lives within us.