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STRING FIGURES
In this way you put crossed loops on the thumbs and index fingers (Fig. You now have, on each hand, a far thumb string and a near index string, FIG. 691.
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and a palmar string passing from the near side of the thumb to the far side of the index. Second: Put the right index from below under this left palmar string, between the far thumb string and the near index string (Fig. 692), and draw the loop out on
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the back of the index, at the same time giving it one twist by rotating the index away from you, down, toward you, and up again (Fig. 693).
