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figure 10.3

Form a large bight, perhaps as much as a metre (yard) long, and hold the
standing part and the end in your right hand, while placing your other
hand within the bight to twist the end around the standing part twenty
times. You should then lay the bight on the ground, and stand with your
feet on the line (figure 10.1). Meanwhile, transfer the standing part only to

your now-free left hand; the working end remains in your right hand.

Move your feet slightly apart to enlarge the loop and force the twists in

the standing part and the working end to tighten. Meanwhile pull the
standing part and the working end firmly, keeping your hands apart and
at an angle of 45 degrees above the last twist in the line. Resist the
tendency to lower your hands.