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Difficulty: MediumMulti-Blank Dependency Tracking

Fill in each blank in the passage below to complete the text in a logically coherent manner.

Answer:While early architectural historians dismissed the metropolis's subterranean channels as mere 【peripheral】 conduits built solely for drainage, recent structural re-evaluations indicate that these passages were 【integral】 to the broader water-distribution network, demonstrating that civic utility and monumentality were far more 【intertwined】 than previously recognized.

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Blank 1: peripheral; Blank 2: integral; Blank 3: intertwined
The opening concession ('While early architectural historians dismissed...') establishes a contrast between the past view of the conduits as minor ('peripheral') and the modern finding that they were fundamental ('integral') to the water network. This shift logically leads to the synthesis that civic utility and architectural monumentality were closely linked ('intertwined').

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the opening contrast signal 'While early... dismissed... as mere [Blank 1]' against 'recent structural re-evaluations indicate'.
Blank 1 must denote something minor, unimportant, or secondary (e.g., 'peripheral').
The concession phrase 'While early... dismissed' requires Blank 1 to express a minimized role that contrasts with modern findings.
2
Track the structural dependency between Blank 1 and Blank 2.
Blank 2 must express a central or vital role (e.g., 'integral').
The shift introduced by 'recent... re-evaluations indicate that these passages were [Blank 2]' directly opposes their initial dismissal as minor conduits.
3
Evaluate the concluding synthesis clause 'demonstrating that civic utility and monumentality were far more [Blank 3]'.
Blank 3 must describe a close connection or union between utility and design (e.g., 'intertwined').
The resolution of the passage relies on showing that practical function (utility) and grand design (monumentality) worked in tandem rather than separately.

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Multi-Blank Dependency Tracking
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