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154 Ninth: Put each thumb away from you under the index loops, and pick up on the back of the thumb the near little finger string, and return the thumb to its position (Fig. 342, Left hand).

Tenth: Pass each thumb up over the lower near index string, and put it from below into the upper index loop, and draw the thumb away from the index (Fig.

342, Right hand) in order to enlarge the loop now passing around both index and thumb (Fig. 343).

Eleventh: With the left thumb and index (or the teeth) pick up the right lower near thumb string close to the right thumb, and draw it over the tip of the right thumb (Fig. 344), and let it drop on the palmar side, being careful not to disturb the upper thumb loop. In the same way with the right thumb and index (or the teeth) pick up the left lower near thumb string close to the left thumb, draw it over

the tip of the left thumb (Fig. 345), and let it drop on the palmar side. Separate the hands (Fig. 346).

Twelfth: Bend each middle finger over the upper far index string, and take Up from below on the back of the finger the lower near index-string (the one passing from index to index) (Fig. 347), and return the middle finer to its postion.