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finger string (Fig. 76); holding these index strings high, release very gently the loop from the left thumb, and the snake will be seen winding about the two parallel strings of the figure (Fig. 77).

To make the snake swim to the right, draw the strings slowly to the left, allowing them to slip through the fingers of the right hand.

This figure is interesting because the Second and Third movements are unlike

anything we find in other figures, and also because the majority of the movements are done on the left hand only, instead of being done simultaneously on both hands. Of course the final figure must be unsymmetrical.