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from the loop they have been holding and pass them toward you into the loop with the middle finger (Fig. 149).

Seventh: Put each middle finger toward you between the two strings which form a loop around the palmar string, and bending the finger over the lower string

(Fig. 150, Left hand), draw it away from you, releasing the loop held down by the ring and little fingers (Fig. 150, Right hand). Put the ring and little fingers into the loop held down by the middle finger and withdraw the middle finger (Fig. 151).

Eighth: Pass each middle finger from below through the index loop (Fig. 152, Left hand), then bend it toward you under the near thumb string, then bend the index toward you down on the near thumb string, which is thus held securely between the first points of the index and middle finger (Fig. 152, Right hand). Now draw

these two fingers away from you, allowing the index loop to slip over their tips to the palmar side, and by turning the palms away from you, put the near thumb string around the tip of the index. Release the loops from the thumbs and draw the hands apart (Fig. 153).