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Culex molestus is a unique species of mosquito living in this system. Electrical engineer Harry Beck created a series of popular maps for this system. Three of the four bombs in the 7/7 (“seven seven”) attack detonated in this system. An extension to this system led to the opening of Battersea Power Station. The phrase (*) “mind the gap” was popularized by this system, (10[1])which contains the Jubilee and Piccadilly (10[1])(“pi- kuh-DILL-lee”) lines. This system, (10[1])whose logo contains a horizontal blue bar crossing a red roundel, serves locations like South Kensington and Heathrow Airport. For 10 points, name this public transit system in the capital of England. ■END■

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