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"It holds water," Elias said simply. "Open the valve."

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In the real world, J-402 corresponded to a low-lying residential block near the old textile factory. The model predicted that if the 4th Street valve closed, the demand from the neighborhood would create a vacuum strong enough to collapse the pipes or suck muddy groundwater through tiny cracks. "It holds water," Elias said simply

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