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Squatting to form paper

Side view of artisan squatting in front of pit to form a sheet

Dried sheets are flattened under a board and weight

Sheets are separated while still attached to cloth and hung to dry

Papermaker releases fresh sheet from a mould onto a post of newly formed sheets

Assistant places a thin cloth over freshly formed sheet in preparation for couching

Papermaker rocks his mould in a vat of pulp to form a paper sheet

Papermaker lifts mould into vat of pulp

Papermaker standing in a pit stirs pulp in a pit vat to disperse fibers

Traditional papermaker's work-place

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