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braided silk. The latter is the easiest to cast, but not so 

 good to fasten a fish by a strike, because of its elasticity, 

 while a linen one will .respond at a hundred yards to the 

 slightest strike. A linen line, formed of from twelve to 

 eighteen strands, and strong enough to sustain a dead weight 



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