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<p>The <b>reef knot</b>, or <b>square knot</b>, is an ancient and simple <a href="page.php?w=binding_knot">binding knot</a> used to secure a rope or line around an object.  It is sometimes also referred to as a <b>Hercules knot</b> or <b>Heracles knot</b>.   The <a href="page.php?w=knot">knot</a> is formed by tying a left-handed <a href="page.php?w=overhand_knot">overhand knot</a> between two ends, instead of around one end, and then a right-handed overhand knot via the same procedure, or vice versa.  A common <a href="page.php?w=mnemonic">mnemonic</a></p><p>
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