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Fig. 8. 
I. — Shows tlie"position of the pieces at the opening of the game, 
II — IV. — Q starts. He takes the four pieces in 6-5 and distributes them in 
h-Q, a-6, a-5 and a-4 ; takes the five pieces in a-4 and drops them one 
at a time into a-3, a-2, a-1, h-1 and 6-2 ; takes five pieces out of 6-2 
and drops them in 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6 and a-6 ; a-6 being an empty hole 
his move comes to an end. The position of the pieces at this stage of 
the game is shown in Fig. 8, IV. 
V — VII. — P takes up the six pieces in a-1 and distributes them in 6-1, 6-2, 
6-3, 6-4, 6-5 and 6-6 ; takes the eight pieces in 6-6 and distributes 
them in a-6, a-5, a-4, a-3, a-2, a-1, 6-1 and 6-2 ; takes three pieces 
out of 6-2 and drops them in 6-3, 6-4 and 6-5. There being now four 
pieces in 6-5 (Fig. 8, VI) he captures these, and by removing them 
from the board brings his move to an end (Fig. 8, VII). 
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