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and twenty to two hundred and thirty-five millimetres in length. In 

 other individuals they were, however, much shorter — twenty, forty, or 

 sixty millimetres long. There is often a natural parting of the hair of 

 the head, which falls asunder on either side. In some cases there is 

 no parting, and the hair streams wildly down ; and in others, again, 

 it stands upright, stiffening from the sides and top of the head in a 

 demoniacal manner (Figs, 7 and 9). A beard frequently encircles the 



Fig. 9. — Adult MAiE Orang-Outakg. 



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cheeks and chin. The hair grows upward and outward on the neck 

 and fore part of the throat, on the shoulders, back, breast, belly, upper 

 arms, and thighs, while it takes the opposite direction on the forearm. 

 On the wrist the hair grows in the manner described in the case of the 

 gorilla. There is only a scanty growth of hair on the breast and belly, 



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