Word: subterannean
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...large, square, brick building, with massive granite columns in front. This structure, known as the Cambridge Water Works, was commenced in 1872, completed a year later, and together with the machinery, boilers, and a long narrow extension in the rear, cost the city about $2,000,000. A subterannean conduit runs from the build to Fresh Pond, through which the water flows and fills three deep stone wells in the cellar of the building. By means of a powerful engine the water is forced up one of these wells into a large iron pipe. Through this pipe the water...
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