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Under the city,
a different kind of river.
London developed its modern sewer network in the nineteenth century, confronting the waste problem behind the polluted Thames and Great Stink.
The aftermath of a notorious event
was a huge infrastructure project.
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London sewer system · Wikimedia contributors
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