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the ulnar side of the straight little-finger string, and turning 

 them up pick up this string on their backs and return through 

 the little-finger loops. Release little fingers. 



Transfer thumb-loops to little fingers. 



There is now a cross in the centre of the figure. Pass the thumbs 

 (tips pointing away from you) into the lower triangle and back 

 through the upper triangle, thus picking up the cross on the 

 backs of the thumbs. (This movement may be facilitated by 

 picking up the central cross in the mouth.) 



Pass the thumbs into the index loops from the proximal side, navaho 

 them and release indices. 



There are four longitudinal strings, of which the two middle ones 

 cross each other. Pass index and middle fingers (tips towards 

 you) through the space nearest them between the lateral arms 

 of the cross, pick up between them the (straight) radial thumb 

 string towards the centre of the figure, and return so that this 

 string is wrapped round the tips of the indices. Release thumbs. 



Pass the left thumb proximally into the left index loop, and with its 

 back pick up the two strings which cross the figure obliquely. 



Pass the right thumb proximally into the left thumb-loops and draw 

 them out. 



Pass the thumbs proximally into the index loops, navaho them and 

 release indices. 



The ulnar little-finger string is caught down by a small loop to the 

 right and by the lower segment of the central diamond. Pass 

 the left index finger (tip pointing towards you) through the 

 upper segment of the diamond, and pick up on its hook the 

 ulnar little-finger string between the small loop and the diamond, 

 and return. 



Pass the left index, still holding this string on its hook, through the 

 left thumb-loop from the distal side. 



Release right little finger, and without drawing tight pass it proximal 

 to the right thumb-loop and pick up from the distal side the 

 loop on the left index. Release left index and extend. 



Fig. 14.— The Duck. 



Release the left little finger, extend gently, and the dead duck is 

 held up by the head. 



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