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Lesson 1.2: Counting by 2's to 30 for Chinese Abacus
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4

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5
(We're not done yet...) 
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0
must take away five and...
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add a bead of value 5 from top deck...
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then add one.
6
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8

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10
Correct but not done yet...
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5

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10
Correct but still not done yet...
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10
OK now we can move on
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14

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10  Taking a short cut
Add 2 by taking away 4 and adding 6
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Adding 5 
15  Continued...
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Finish adding 6 by adding 1
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15  Taking a short cut
Add 2 by taking away 8 and adding 10
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10
Finish taking away 8
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Now add 10 for
20
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22

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24

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20  Remember short cut...

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25  Still calculating...

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26

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28

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25  Short cut again...

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20  ...  not done yet

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30  Done!

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