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An unfinished concrete-block building under construction, seen from inside at dusk through an open wall with a view of trees outside. Three men stand together on a raised concrete ledge beside rough wooden posts and a cross-beam. The man on the left wears a white and grey striped shirt and belt and gestures toward the outside with his right arm. The middle man wears a white shirt and grey-brown trousers and stands with his hands down. The man on the right wears an all-white kurta and white trousers, with a dark beaded mala around his neck, and rests one hand at his waist while looking on. A wooden ladder leans against the far wall.

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