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98 palms down, toward the left, tilt them and lift them upward, following the side of an imaginary mountain ; turn to cross the top and then hring the hands down on the other side of the "mountain," thus having traced its shape with the hands. Note that the left hand proceeds first and the right follows it. Peak. — Make "mountain," and finish with raising the "G" hands up from the sides and closing at a point. Hill. — The sign is similar but the hands are not lifted so high. Valley. — Place the right open hand elevated on the right side and the left similarly on the left, the palms outward; draw both hands down to meet in front of the waist-line, the hands thus tracing the sides of two opposite hills or moun- tains. River. — Make sign for "water" (see above); then bring the left "4" hand out to the front from the side, palm down, fingers pointing diagonally away from the body toward the left; from making the sign "water" bring the right "4" hand down to the front in similar position and pointing in the same direction as the left, somewhat behind it; then move both hands diagonally toward the left, and as the hands move for- ward shake the finger .5 up and down unevenly to represent the flowing of the water. Spring. — Make sign for "water," then push the right "&" hand up through the left "0" hand and as it comes up change to "5" hand and work the fingers to represent flowing water. Grass.— Push the right "&" hand up through the left "0" hand; then carry it out in position of "G" and pass it over an imaginary surface, giving it a shaking motion to indicate the green surface. Flower.— Hold the "S" or the end of the "&" hand directly under the nose as if holding a bunch of flowers there to smell. Some make this sign first under one nostril and then the other. Some place the end of the "&" hand under the nose and then open out the fingers to nearly "5" hand. XVIII, 350. Blossom. — Sign for "flower;" then bring the "&" hands together, ends pointing upward, and open them out to "5" hands, thus indicating the opening of the flower. Wind. — Holding the hands up in front with palm toward palm, wave them first to one side and then to the other, with more or less energy according to the intensity of the wind.