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thick and a hundred fathoms in length,* is 
made fast at one end around the fowler's 
middle; a broad woollen band,which passes 
round his thighs, is fastened also to the 
rope ; and by these means he can sit more 
at his ease, and continue his labour for 
several hours. The rope is held fast by 
six men, who let the fowler, with his fowl- 
ing-pole in his hand, glide down the rock; 
and to prevent the rope from being cut 
by the hard edges of the rock, a piece of 
smooth wood is placed below it, in order 
to glide upon ; but as the men who hold 
the rope cannot see when the fowler has 
got to the place where the fowls are, they 
have also a small line, one end of which is 
brought round the fowler's body, and by 
pulling this line he gives notice to the 
men when to lower the rope, when to 
stop it, and when to draw it up. The 
fowler directs his course with his fowling* 
* If one of such length be not necessary, a shorter 
one is employed ; but there are some cliffs of such an 
immence height that the fowler must tie two, and even 
three ropes, each a hundred fathoms in length. 
