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het was geen succes: de dam bleek niet stormbestendig en na zware stormen in de winter van 1882, werd besloten met de reparatiewerkzaamheden te stoppen.
in the end, it was unsuccessful; the dike did not prove to be durable and in 1882, after heavy storms in the winter, repair and maintenance of the dam were stopped.