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the bases of all should be stripped clean and 

 nicked on the stem at the point where they 

 will be tied in. The point of tying in, of 

 course, is determined by measurement on the 

 hook (see Fig. 73, which shows the correct 



FIG. 62. 



length for the wing). The smaller tippets 

 should correspond in size exactly with that 

 portion of the larger tippets, which is limited by 

 the first bar of the fibres (see Fig. 62). These 

 four tippets form the outer or covering wings. 



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