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Fig. 75 



6. Untwist the strands at A, in Figure 72, remove the. 

 other string, and then unlay one of the strands and lay the 

 other in its place exactly as 



you did with C and D, but 

 work in the opposite direc- 

 tion from the center of the 

 splice as shown in Figure 



73- 



7. Cut off the middle 



pair of strands, as shown 

 at B in Figure 74, leaving 

 enough of each one to 

 reach at least four turns 

 farther. 



8. Unlay each strand of 

 this pair three turns from 

 the center point E, as 

 shown in Figure 75. 



9. Divide each strand 

 into two equal or nearly 

 equal parts, as shown in 

 Figure 76. 



10. Relay one part of 

 each strand three turns 

 again and tie an overhand 

 knot, as shown in Figure 

 77. Tie this knot exactly 

 as shown, which is just 

 splice. 



1 1 . Draw this knot up tight and then continue twisting 

 these two parts of strands together as shown in Figure 78. 

 The direction of twist and the method are the same as in 

 making the short splice. Strand F should end at K and 

 strand G should end at H as shown in Figure 79. 



Be sure to keep the parts of strands twisted up tight. 

 Do not twist either part of a strand around one of the other 



Fig. 76 



Fig. 77 

 like the start of the short 



