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Photo from Namposella, Mali
 
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This traditional well is basically a three-foot wide hole which is between 25 and 150 feet deep. Since the top will erode, wood and metal are put across it to help prevent animals and people from falling inside.

by John Bidwell
Namposella, Mali (1999)

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