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21. Continuation of the peroneal nerve : it becomes superficial about the lower part 

 of the leg, and passes over the annular ligament at the ankle, and then 

 between the tendons of the second and third toes, and divides for the outer 

 side of the second and the inner side of the third ; another slender branch 

 passes from between the muscles on the outer side of the leg, and is 

 distributed on the skin about the outer ankle. 



