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as pumping is a constant expense and economy
The contents of the sewers should, if possible, be emptied by gravitation, as pumping is a constant expense, and economy with efficiency must of course be studied.
— from The Municipal and Sanitary Engineer's Handbook by H. Percy (Henry Percy) Boulnois

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