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13. Yes it designed and constructed to do just that and that water went a few feet down to the

Reply to travelingthrulife (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 12:46 PM

Jun 22

water table which is the depth of the tidal basin. Pool guys build swimming pools where
the system is sealed but the water goes into plumbing then into, chemical treatments which
now are computer controlled, and then pumped back into the pool. Just like prior to Trump’s
Iranian war where he was told not to do it he was warned about the algae prior to this mess.

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That must have taken Kash a long, long time to carve '8647' over 300 feet. travelingthrulife Jun 22 #3

Lying again as always. There is NO gash! Wiz Imp Jun 22 #6

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Isn't it designed to 'leak'? I thought it was meant to trickle through the bottom travelingthrulife Jun 22 #5

That is how it was designed, BUT...he had it sealed. He is sure he knows more than the designers!! Maeve Jun 22 #12

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