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Uncovering an Urban Relic

December 16, 2016 | By Jennifer Babisak

I’m huddled with a half-dozen strangers in Houston, shouting into the darkness. The echo, which turns our calls into an eerie, multi-tonal melody of high-pitched peaks and low moans, stretches for 17 seconds.

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