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Our sewer lift pump died this week. It turns out that a house without drains doesn’t really function as a house. We’re slowly getting the problem taken care of, but I don’t have enough time at my computer to write a post. I had a film review that I wanted to write this week. Oh well, it will work well next week, too.

In keeping with the topic, I’ll refer you to my review of London Under by Peter Ackroyd, all about the things under London including sewers, water, and the Tube. Or, if you prefer fiction, Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman where fantastic creatures inhabit the sewer system under London.