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Question

- What kinds of work are people doing?
- How many men and women are working?
- See, how they are taking the huge pillar up along the slope?
- Is it easier to lift a heavy thing straight up or along a slope?
- Were you able to see the man carrying water in a Mashak (leather bag)?
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Solution
- People are working on a construction site. Some people are carrying water, while some people are fixing bricks.
- About 20 men and 2 women are working.
- It is easier to lift a heavy thing along a slope than straight up.
- Yes, I could see the man carrying water in a Mashak.
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