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an odd number of cuts and there join it to another, of the same graph. Of course, this operation is irreversible.

Secondly, when all possible combinations of conjunctions of applicable pairs have been made, the second part of the rule is to be applied, all spots not conjoined by all their corresponding hooks being treated as replicas of different [lexeis?] and all spots that are so conjoined being treated as replicas of the same lexis, and no further attention being paid to the ligatures during the process.

The process will be found to be simpler in practice than it sounds in an abstract