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2. For a rigorous counting procedure I have chosen to divide the strings at easily determined points. We can see there are coordinate lines oliquely drawn which can serve such a purpose:

Upper bowl:
	L	C	R	Sum
1st line	5 + 4 = 9	6	6	*21 (= 3 7)**
2nd line	15	4 + 14 = 18	18	*51 (= 3 17)**
Sum	24	24	24	72

I have here made use also of the 'vertical' coordinate lines, which explains 5 + 4 and 4 + 14.

So far the length of the strings are the same. Nicely, the sum of the beads add up to 72 (= 360 / 5) - which can be seen is equal to 3 * 24.

Though there is another and stronger line to consider, viz. the rim of the bowl:

Outside the upper bowl:
	L	C	R	Sum
rim	22 (= 24 - 2)	20 (= 24 - 4)	16 (= 24 - 8)	58 (= 72 - 16)

We have counted 58 beads outside the bowl and 16 inside.