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"Oumar who is only 16 has the body of a man. He works with his brother here on bamako's hills in Medine's district.
He began his apprenticeship at the age of 10. He Makes 7$ a day to feed his seven siblings and his parents.
He taps all day long with his sledgehammer to hammer into shape the white-hot steel.
The shirt he wears is burned by the sparks of fire.
In Mali, Blacksmiths are part of a caste. It is claimed that when they hammer the anvil, the sound they make is the voice of the spirit of the waters."