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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; 
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 to\ver 
is vaulted like that of the mihrab 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 vard or more 
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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 Akhund 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 Durklrana’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 DurkhanaTs cannot be 
so easily determined ; for on account of the notoriety of her love for 
Adam, which these stupid people deem a disgrace, no one would 
acknowledge her as having belonged to his clan, even were such the 
case. Some say she was of the Kha’fst-khel, others say it was the 
Khazi-khel, and some say she was of the Rarrnizf tribe. However, 
there is no doubt but that her husband, Piawaey, was of the Khazi- 
khel, and doubtless Durkhana’f 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, Panjf-gram, and Waddf-gram, which latter place is nine 
coss, or thirteen and half miles from Tarmah ; and here we halted 
for the remainder of the day. 
To the east of this village, on the central summit of a mountain, 
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