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214 upward and outward, with the palms of the hands facing away from you, draw the strings tight (Fig. 481).

Turn the hands so that the palms face each other, and the thumbs come toward you and point upward. You now have a long crossed loop on each index, a long crossed loop on each thumb and a single cross in the centre of the figure (Fig. 482).

Second: Pass each thumb away from you over the near index string, and take up from below with the back of the thumb the far index string, and return the thumb to its former position (Fig. 483). This movement draws the far index string over the near index string.

Third: Pass each middle finger toward you over the near index string, and take up from below on the back of the finger the far thumb string (Fig. 484, Left hand), and return the middle finger to its original position (Fig. 484, Right hand).