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Now we can modify this type form of kite. We can use two spines and two bows, [Fig. 24]. In this kite the upper bow should be bent more than the lower, and the bridle will be of more service if attached to the upper bow at two points about midway from spine to end of bow. The covering should not be quite so loose on this kite as on [Fig. 22] but should not be tight. Another variation is given in [Fig. 25], in which two spines are used and one bow. Sometimes the spines are crossed as shown in [Fig. 26], the distance being much greater at the bottom than at the top between the ends of the spine sticks. A modification of the last two is shown in [Fig. 27], in which a built out keel is shown. Two small braces project from the bottom of each spine with a third stick connecting their meeting place with the center of the bow stick.