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returning, leaving a segment without any 

 cross-threads, in which is the line from the 

 centre to the spider's nest, Fig. 29. The spider 

 is shown carrying a fly to its nest attached to 



Fig. 29. 



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the spinnerets ; and, if this is its usual habit, 

 the web with an open segment is certainly more 

 convenient than a complete one. 



