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                The first four steps to tie the ocean
                plat knot (photos 1–4 on previous
                page match steps 2–5 here).
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                                        modified
                                       carrick bend

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                The last steps to tie the ocean plat knot. Steps 6 and 7 shown here add more
                bights to the mat. Not shown here are the second and third passes.
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