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72 THE SIGN LANGUAGE Wide. — Place the open hands near together, palms toward each other, and then draw the hands apart. Narrow. — Place the open hands as above, but farther apart, and then draw toward each other. Width. — Make sign first as in "wide" and then as in "nar- row," indicating the idea of size. Deep. — With the "6" finger pointing down push the hand downward. The sign is sometimes made by pushing the fin- ger down between the middle and third finger of the left hand held out, back up. Shallow. — Hold out the left open hand, palm up, and above it hold the right open hand, palm down ; push the hands toward each other, draw them back, and repeat the motion several times. Or, sign "deep, little." High. — Pointing upward the forefinger of "G" hand, raise +he hand to some height. Or, using the bent hand, pointing the fingers out, raise the hand, and as the length of the arm is reached extend the hand. Far. — Pointing the "G" finger outward, move the hand slowly out the full length of the arm. Or, (2) Place the "A" hands in juxtaposition so the middle joints touch and the thumbs point toward each other, the left hand resting close to the breast and the other a little in front; draw the right hand away slowly outward the full length of the arm. Mixed. — Place the bent "5" hands one above the other so the fingers point toward each other; with a circular stirring motion move the right hand around from right to left and the left from left to right; continue the motion until the hands have described two or three circles. Orderly, Ready. — Extend the open hands, pointing outward, and parallel to each other, over toward the left side ; lift them both together from the wrists, move toward the right a little, and let them come down again; repeat the motion until the hands have been moved over to the right side. True, Indeed. — Place the tip edge of the forefinger of "G" hand, pointing upward, against the lips and move straight forward some distance, keeping it perpendicular. XII, 246. False, a lie.— Move tho forefinger of the right "G" hand, held lengthwise, across the mouth from right to left with fin- ger pointing toward the left. XII, 247. Or.