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the line following, which comes from the end of the index.

Notwithstanding my limits now grow short, I must treat you with two other valuable secrets belonging to this most excellent science.

FIGURE HAND.

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Which is very easy to understand; for example, suppose I wish to write the following words—Fear God—it is done thus,—13,219—14,4,21—making a dash thus—between every word, in order to distinguish one word from another with morn ease.

The other present I am about to give you, is called