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one passing around both thumb and index), then entirely off the left thumb (Fig. 138), and let it drop on the palmar side, being careful not to take off also the upper loop. Then with the right thumb and index lift the left lower index loop over the

upper index loop (the one which passes around both thumb and index) and off the index, and let it drop on the palmar side.

In the same manner, keeping the loops in place on the left hand, with the left thumb and index lift the right lower thumb loop up over the fight upper thumb loop (the one passing around both thumb and index), entirely off the thumb, and let it drop on the palmar side. Then with the left thumb and index lift the fight lower index loop up over the right upper index loop (the one passing around both thumb and index), entirely off the fight index, and let it drop on the palmar side.

You now have on each hand a single loop passing around both thumb and index, and on that part of this loop which passes from the back of the thumb to the

back of the index are two more loops (Fig. 139). Of the four strings forming these two loops, two are upper strings and two are lower strings when the figure is held horizontally. Of the upper strings, the far one runs obliquely away from