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braided silk. The latter is the easiest to cast, but not so 
good to fasten a fish by a strike, because of its elasticity, 
while a linen one will respond at a hundred yards to the 
slightest strike. A linen line, formed of from twelve to 
eighteen strands, and strong enough to sustain a dead weight 
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