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Figure 1-15 (left). To tie the Single Constrictor “in the
                                                               bight” (without using the ends), pick up the line with
                                                               your hands about a foot apart, palms away from
                                                               you. Holding the line with your ring and little fingers,
                                                               use your other fingers to make a loop, right over left.
                                                               Arrange your hands exactly as in the drawing, right
                                                               palm facing you, left palm away. To complete the
                                                               knot, just turn your hands over. Once you get it fig-
                                                               ured out, the whole process takes about four seconds.



                                                               Figure 1-16A (below). To tie the Double Constrictor
                                                               in the bight, make a Clove Hitch and arrange it on
                                                               your left hand as shown, with the upper end on the
                                                               left. Cross the upper end over the right, then pull slack
                                                               into the right-hand turn, and twist it 180 degrees,
                                                               counterclockwise (the part nearest you moves to the
                                                               right, toward your fingertips). Place the twisted loop
                                                               over your fingertips to complete the knot.











































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