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Thomas wants to pursue a career in Construction Engineering. So he visited some ancient cities of the Indus Valley Civilization and found that special buildings were constructed in the higher part of the city. He was surprised to know that even back then, thousands of years ago; people used bricks to make buildings. Analyze the speciality about the bricks used in the cities of the Indus Valley Civilization.

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The specialty can be seen in the bricks used in the cities of the Indus Valley Civilization to be the "Fire-baked bricks," which are characterized by their uniformity in weight and size. They have considerable resistance to moisture even though it has no damp proof membrane. They were considered to be most preferred in the construction of baths and sewage structures during that period.

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