Un cerro lleno de agujeros
Men dig the blue stone out of the hill by hand, because machines would break it.
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El cerro que hay sobre el pueblo está lleno de agujeros. La gente los hizo a mano. Los agujeros bajan en línea recta hasta el fondo.
Hay unos dos mil agujeros. Junto a cada agujero hay una cuerda y un cubo.
Los mineros no usan máquinas. Una máquina rompería la piedra azul. Por eso usan herramientas pequeñas y las manos. La roca sube en el cubo. Los hombres bajan por la cuerda. Algunos agujeros son muy profundos.
El trabajo es duro. También es peligroso. Polly se sienta y mira. Sube un cubo mojado. Un hombre saca la roca y la revisa.
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