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[[File:Tarragona-Castell.jpg|thumb|2 in 8 with double base by [[Colla Jove Xiquets de Tarragona]]]]
'''2 in 8 with double base''', which in catalanCatalan is called '''2 de 8 amb folre''' or '''torre de vuit amb folre''', is a [[castellers]] human tower with 8 levels and 2 people per level in the trunk. It is strenghtenstrengthen by a second base (folre in catalanCatalan) in the second level, which helps the third level. The top crown consists of the pair (''dosos''), a bending child (''acotxador'') and the crowner (''enxaneta''). The last two members of the tower are the only ones that climb down through the opposite row they have used to climb up.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Brotons |first1=Xavier |chapter=Apèndix I: Tots els castells |title=Castells i castellers. Guia completa del món casteller |publisher=Lynx Edicions |date=March 1995 |pages=p. 174 |isbn=84-87334-17-2 |ref=Brotons, 1995|language=catalan}}</ref>
 
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