1 The Story of the Configuration Space X(2,4) of Four Points on the Projective Line -- I. Configuration Spaces โ{128}{148} The Simplest Case -- II. Elliptic Curves -- III. Modular Interpretations of X(2,4) -- IV. Hypergeometric Integrals and Loaded Cycles -- 2 The Story of the Configuration Space X(2,n) of n Points on the Projective Line -- V. The Configuration Space X(2,5) -- VI. Modular Interpretation of the Configuration Space X(2,n) -- 3 The Story of the Configuration Space X(3,6) of Six Lines on the Projective Plane -- VII The Configuration Space X(3,6) -- VIII. Hypergeometric Functions of Type (3,6) -- IX. Modular Interpretation of the Configuration Space X(3,6)