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shaped, as in the annexed sketch ; and there is no road by which 

 the summit may be gained, nor did it appear to be hollow inside 5 

 but there are small holes just large enough, to all appearance; 

 to admit the hand, every here and there, which seem to have 

 been indented to give light or air. From top to bottom the tower 

 is vaulted like that of the milirdb of a mosque, but not so deeply 

 indented or niched that one might place the foot thereon, but about 

 a finger's breadth only ; still the vaulted shape could be distinctly 

 traced to the summit. Each niche or recess is about a yard or more 

 in length and breadth ; and between each of these there is the hole, 

 before mentioned. As the height increases, the tdks or niches 

 diminish in proportion. The Afghans of the neighbouring villages 

 have been removing stones for building purposes from the northern 

 side of the tower, and have built several houses therefrom, hence it 

 has sustained considerable injury on that side. The people tell all 

 sorts of tales about the tower ; and all agree that Akhiind Darwezah, 

 the celebrated saint of the Afghans, who flourished from the year 

 A. D. 1550 to 1600, gave out, in his lifetime, that this tower 

 contained seven idols, one large, and six smaller ones. 



After leaving the village of Shankar-dar we passed Ghali-gaey, 

 which from some accounts, is said to have been the native village 

 of Durkhana'i, and that her people had taken their flocks to graze 

 in the Baz-darah valley, where Adam Khan met her ; and that 

 Adam Khan himself dwelt at Bari-kott. The clan to which Adam 

 belonged is still to be found in Suwat, but Durkhana'i's cannot be 

 so easily determined ; for on account of the notorietjr of her love for 

 Adam, which these stupid people deem a disgrace, no one would 

 acknowledge her as having belonged to his elan, even were such the 

 ease. Some say she was of the Kha'ist-khel, others say it was the 

 Khazi-khel, and some say she was of the Rarrnizi tribe. However, 

 there is no doubt but that her husband, Piawaey, was of the Khazi- 

 khel, and doubtless Durkhana'i was of the same clan also. 



We now reached the village of Manyar, where there are two small 

 ancient towers or topes facing each other ; and then passed on to 

 Gog-darah, Panji-gram, and Waddi-gram, which latter place is nine 

 coss, or thirteen and half miles from Tarrwah ; and here we halted 

 for the remainder of the day. 



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