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Now cut the skin carefully away round the base of 

 the horns, sever the cartilage of the ears close against 

 the skull, and start skinning off the head (Fig. ii). 



Proceed carefully as the eyes are reached, and be 



Fig, II. 



especially careful not to cut the eyelid ; cut close to 

 the bone, and by keeping a finger in the eyehole 

 from the outside the skinner can feel his way. 



The eyes passed over, the lips and nose come 

 next. Cut the lips well out, keeping close to the 

 bone ; here again fingers on the outside are useful 



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Fig. 12. 



as feelers. Cut off the nose also well near the bone 

 so as to run no risk of cutting the skin. The lips 

 and nose skinned off, the head skin should now be 

 free from the head and inside out (Fig. 12). 



