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A straight string passes between the indices. With the thumbs take 

 up this string from the proximal side close to the indices. 

 Release indices. 



Put indices into thumb-loops towards you and withdraw thumbs. 



A loop passes from the centre of each palmar string to the outer 

 angle of the central lozenges ; take up with the thumbs from 

 the proximal side the string of this loop that lies nearest to you. 



Bring the thumbs together, tip to tip, and exchange the loops, the 

 left passing under the right. 



Pass the middle fingers distal to the index loops and take up the 

 ulnar thumb-strings from the proximal side. Release thumbs, pass 

 them into the middle-finger loops from the distal side and pick 

 up the ulnar middle-finger string from the proximal side. 

 Release middle fingers (i.e. change direction of thumb loops). 



"With the thumbs take up proximally the radial index strings and 

 return through the thumb-loops, allowing the original thumb- 

 loops to slip off. 



Release indices and transfer thumb-loops to indices. 



One of the two radial little-finger strings of each hand goes across 

 the figure and crosses the corresponding string from the other 

 little finger in the middle within the central triangle. Take up 

 these strings from the proximal side at the point where they 

 cross the triangle with both thumbs, so that there is a double 

 string running from thumb to thumb. 



With the thumbs take up the radial index strings proximally and 

 return through the thumb-loops, allowing the original thumb- 

 loops to slip off. Release indices, transfer thumb-loop to 

 indices. 

 Repeat from # 



Fig. 12.— The Ceab. 



The Crab is then shown with its open nippers held up, and thus 

 is a slight improvement on the one originally descr ibed.* 



* Rivers and Haddon, loc. cit. 



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