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BH,.—Hook i over distal side of double palmar string, through its 
own loop, into the palm and keep there. Now stretch the hands 
apart, at the same time slipping off all three loops from the backs of 
their respective digits, those from off the ¢ and 7 being dropped 
rae 
SA ie < RY 
Fic. 282.—Any flat piece of board. (Warrau.) 
altogether. The figure now consists of two double loops lying on the 
distal side of two transverse palmar strings (A). 
BH.—Replace top of 7 by inserting the ¢ and / into the double loop 
from the proximal side. 
BH.—Catch up the slip loop with back of tip of ¢ and draw it back. 
LH.—Close. Raise loop from back of 7, insert #7 in it, and draw 
out. Open LH. 
RH.—Close. Raise proximal loop over distal on back of 7, in- 
sert Zi in it and draw out. Open RH. 
Fic. 283.—Beetle. (Warrau.) 
LH.—With RF ¢ and / lift off the i loop by holding it at its base 
(B), and pass it from proximal side under the double palmar string 
(C’) and replace on z (7). 
?H—Similarly. 
BH —Hold down the 7 through its own loop, proximal to palmar 
string, into the palm. Hold there, separate hands, loosening at the 
same time all the other loops, and replacing z by ¢ and J. 
