Laboratory Exercises 353 
- raised and tuck No. 2 under it away from the body as in Fig. 142. 
When the marline spike is inserted for this tuck, it comes out where 
Fic. 143.— Side splice, third stage. Fic. 144.—Side splice, fourth stage. 
strand No. 1 went in, as shown in Fig. 141. Turn the ropes back 
to their original position (Fig. 143). 
“Strand No. 3 is now to be tucked. This strand is inserted at the 
place where No. 1 comes through, as shown in Fig. 143; it comes 
out where No. 2 starts in, as indicated in Fig. 142, where the spike 
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Fic. 145.—Side splice, fifth stage. Fig. 146. —Side splice completed. 
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