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Rh and when the strings have partially rolled up in the middle of the figure (Fig. 497), pull down with the middle, ring and little fingers of each hand the far index string and the near thumb string (Fig. 498), and the wings of the butterfly will be held up

by the strings extended between the widely separated thumbs and index fingers, and the proboscis will appear rolled up on the strings held down by the other fingers.

This is a charming figure, and unlike any of the others. It is very easy to form; if the Fifth movement be done properly, the finished pattern always appears. If

you twist the index loops more than five times, the proboscis will not roll up nicely, if less than four times, it will not be sufficiently large.

The final movement is like "Lightning," in that the twists put on the strings in the earlier movements, by untwisting assist in the formation of the finished pattern.