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STRING FIGURES


Sixth: Pick up from below on the tip of each index the far thumb string (Fig. 623), and pressing the thumb against the index, straighten the latter, and hold the string high on its tip. Turn the palms away from you (Fig. 624).

Seventh: Swing the left hand down so that the palm is toward you and the fingers are directed to the right, and at the same time swing the right hand so that

Fig. 623.

Fig. 624.

the palm faces away from you and the fingers point to the left. Draw the strings tight (Fig. 625).

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