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Rh Tenth: Bend each index finger down and hold the far thumb string between its first joint and the first joint of the thumb; then pick up from below on the side of the tip of the index the far thumb string (not the palmar string) (Fig. 418). Now, holding the thumb close to the index, curve the index toward you and up, at the same time turning the palms away from you and holding down the far little finger string with the middle, ring and little fingers of each hand (Fig. 419). Separate the hands and draw the strings tight.

The final pattern is difficult to form and requires practice. Some working of the strings is usually needed at the end of the last movement to bring out the branching "Coral."

In this figure the Second movement is like the movement in the "Leashing of Lochiel's Dogs." The method of catching the far little finger string, seen in the Third movement, is peculiar to this figure. You have probably noticed that the thumb loops exchanged in the Third movement are not similar to finger loops exchanged in preceding figures, because the same string forms the far string of each thumb loop.

The Ninth movement is not very unlike the Eighth movement of "Three Stars."