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234 Hold the short far index string on each side between the tips of the thumb and index, and form in it a small upright ring by carrying the part of the string held by the left hand toward you, and to the right, over the right hand string. Put the index fingers away from you into this ring (Fig. 527) and separate the hands.

You now have two loops on each index, whereof the two far strings cross each other, but the two near strings run straight from index to index (Fig. 528).

Second: Bend each thumb away from you over the lower near index string, and pick up on the back of the thumb the lower far index string, then straighten each thumb, bend it over the upper near index string, and pick up on the back of

the thumb the upper far index string (Fig. 529), and return the thumb to its original position.

Third: Turning the palms toward you, bend each little finger toward you over the upper near index string, and take up from below the lower near index string (Fig. 530, Left hand), and return the little finger to its former position (Fig. 530, Right hand).