Parson’s Farewell By: John Playford

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(2 Couples facing) ==In 4==
V1 Double fwd; 4 slips L; Double back; 4 slips R 1;1;1;1
C1 Lds rise; Lys rise; all rise 4x; 2 hand turn w/ corner; repeat Lys start ½;½;1;2;4
V2 Double fwd; out w/ corner & return; Double back to place w/ ptnr 1;2;1
C2 Lds meet, cross R hands then L, turn & switch places 1
Turn corner w/ R hand; cross back & turn ptnr w/ L hand 1;2
Repeat w/ Lys starting & crossing L hands then R 3
V3 Take hands w/ ptnr do 4 slips into set; take corner & slip out; 1;1
Slip back in w/ corner & out to place w/ ptnr 1;1
C3 Turn ptnr by R hand; Half Hey across formation Lds pass L shoulders 1
curving into corner’s place as Lys ½ turn R to ptnr's orig place, Lys pass L
& curve to other Ly’s orig place as Lds ½ turn R to other Lds orig place 2
Turn ptnr by R hand; then by L hand 1;1
Complete the Hey w/ Lys starting (passing R to ptnr’s orig place) 2
Turn ptnr by L hand ( Hey may be done as Grand RL w/o hands) 1

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