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42 CAMriNG AND WOODCRAFTthe tent (//, Fig. 7). Draw the line straight (gently,so as not to stretch it) to center of upright pole{B) (if there be one) in the doorway; tie a knotin itthere, and then go on to the corner C, where itis knotted again. Drive a small peg at C, pass thestring around it, and on to the corner D, where anotherknot is tied and peg driven. Then draw theline diagonally back to A, and knot it. Cut theline at the last knot, reel it up on its peg, and keep itstowed with the tent for future use.When the camp ground is reached, it is but thework of a moment to peg out, with the knottedAr\'B. :iFig. 7.— Locating Corners of the TentString, first the triangle A CD and then, reversing,EDC.You then have located exactly the positionsand marked whereof the four corners for your tent,the uprights shall be set, and the tent is sure tostand " square."A wall tent is set up with inside or outside poles,and its wall and fly are guyed out either to stakesor to horizontal poles set up on posts. We will considerthese methods in turn.Wall Tent on Inside Poles, Staked.— Thisis the usual way of setting up a wall tent, with orwithout a fly ; but it is not the best, except whenIt is necessary or expcch'ent to carry shop-made pole^and stakes with the outfit, as in the case of an army,D