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3

SLIPPED

HALFHITCH

Thisisa variationonthe

simplehalfhitch.Becauseitis

slippeditiseasiertocastoff,

particularlywhentheropeis

understrain,sincepullingthe

endautomaticallyreleasesthe

knot(4).Sailorsusethe

slippedhalfhitchforhead

andreefearings.