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| - Vault 3 is one of three vaults in the Mojave with human inhabitants, the others being Vault 21 and Vault 19. This vault was one of the few control vaults that had no experiment connected with it, and it functioned almost exactly to the residents' expectations. Control vaults were designed to open after 20 years, but the residents of Vault 3 decided to keep it sealed far longer, out of concern for the possible dangers they might face outside the vault. All was going well until an accidental water leak occurred, forcing the residents to open the vault to find help. The original Vault 3 inhabitants opened their doors and began to trade with people outside the vault. For a time, it went well and the inhabitants made a good living. However, this also brought the vault to the attention of the Fi
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| - Vault 3 is one of three vaults in the Mojave with human inhabitants, the others being Vault 21 and Vault 19. This vault was one of the few control vaults that had no experiment connected with it, and it functioned almost exactly to the residents' expectations. Control vaults were designed to open after 20 years, but the residents of Vault 3 decided to keep it sealed far longer, out of concern for the possible dangers they might face outside the vault. All was going well until an accidental water leak occurred, forcing the residents to open the vault to find help. The original Vault 3 inhabitants opened their doors and began to trade with people outside the vault. For a time, it went well and the inhabitants made a good living. However, this also brought the vault to the attention of the Fiends. The inhabitants hadn't set up any security, so the Fiends found little difficulty in raiding and taking the vault. In many ways, Vault 3 was the ideal post-apocalyptic community that had all too often evaded Vault-Tec's many experiments. The vault’s isolation didn’t affect the residents. They maintained an orderly, democratic society, and, unlike other vaults (Vault 101 in particular), the overseer wasn't a dictator or a megalomaniac. Once again though, as with so many other Vault-Tec designs, the water pipes failed, and by necessity the community was forced into contact with the Mojave's savage population which was ultimately their undoing.
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