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THE MAT AND SKIN HUTS OF AFGHAN TURKESTAN ARE TIED DOWN WITH GUY- 

 ROPES, LIKE TENTS 



Huts are divided into small rooms by curtains, and several families are often found in one 

 hut. The floors are covered with felt. 



Little girls help with the sheep, goats, and camels. The heaviest work, around the wells, 

 is 'lone by the men ; water is drawn by camel-power, the animals walking away from a well, 

 lifting the water by means of a rope drawn over a wheel. Thus, the length of the beaten 

 path leading out from the well shows its depth to water. 



