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"There's just so much beneath the streets of New York City that people walking around on the surface don't ever think about," journalist Will Hunt says. His new book is Underground. Mel Evans/AP hide caption

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'Underground' Digs Up The Secrets Of Hidden Communities Around The World

Journalist Will Hunt is fascinated with the world below us: "Every manhole, every doorway, every stairway going down into the dark [feels] like a potential portal into this like separate world."

"There's just so much beneath the streets of New York City that people walking around on the surface don't ever think about," journalist Will Hunt says. His new book is Underground. Mel Evans/AP hide caption

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Mel Evans/AP

'Underground' Digs Up The Secrets Of Hidden Communities Around The World

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From WHYY in Philadelphia